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蜜豆 (みつまめ, Mitsu mame) is Mitsumame — a Japanese food (sweet dishes).
What is Mitsumame?
Mitsumame is a dessert made of small cubes of agar jelly, a white translucent jelly. The agar is dissolved with water (or fruit juice such as apple juice) to make the jelly. It is served in a bowl with boiled azuki beans, often gyūhi , shiratama-dango[?] and a variety of fruits such as peach slices, tangerine, pieces of pineapples, and cherries. Mitsumame usually comes with a small pot of sweet black syrup, or kuromitsu, which one pours onto the jelly before eating. Mitsumame is usually eaten with a spoon and fork. A few variations on this dessert exist. Anmitsu is mitsumame with bean paste, "an" meaning "sweet azuki bean paste" or anko . Mamekan is mitsumame without fruits. kureimu mitsumame is mitsumame with ice cream on top. Furuutsu mitsumame is mitsumame with fruits. Koohii misumame is mitsumame with coffee jelly.