いも饅頭 (Imo-manjū)

Sweet potato manju

  • いもまんじゅう
  • Imo-manjū
  • Pitch 2, 3
  • sweet dishes

Meaning

いも饅頭 (いもまんじゅう, Imo-manjū) is Sweet potato manju — a Japanese food (sweet dishes).

What is Sweet potato manju?

Imo-manjū is a popular traditional confection made with sweet potatos. There are many varieties of manjū , but most have an outside made from flour, rice powder, kudzu and buckwheat and a filling of anko , usually made from boiled azuki beans and sugar. Manjū is sometimes made with other fillings like chestnut jam.