Dorayaki

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Dorayaki (dorayaki)

***** Location: Japan
***** Season: Topic
***** Category: Humanity

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Explanation

Dorayaki is a favorite snack (o-yatsu) of many Japanese, young and old. Literally it means
"fried on a metal gong"
bean-jam pancake



In Japanese, dora 銅鑼　is a gong and its shape is similar to that of the sweet cake.

Legend tells that the first Dorayaki were made when Benkei forgot his gong when leaving the home of a farmer,who had hid him in the barn. The man later used the metal gong to fry his pancakes, thus the name Dorayaki.
(It remains to wonder wheather farmers at that age were making this kind of pancake ...?? )
Benkei and Yoshitsune


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Dorayaki (どら焼き, どらやき, 銅鑼焼き, ドラ焼き) is a type of Japanese confection which consists of two small pancake-like patties made from castella wrapped around a filling of sweet red bean paste.
It originally only had one layer, and the current shape was invented in 1914 by the Ueno Usagiya うさぎや.



In Kansai area, such as Osaka or Nara, this sweet is often called mikasa（三笠焼き）. The word originally means triple straw hat, but also an alternative name of Mount Wakakusa 若草山, a low hill with gentle slope located in Nara. Many local people picture the shape of this hill while eating a mikasa. In Nara, a larger mikasa of about 30 cm in diameter is famous.

The Japanese manga and anime character Doraemon loves dorayaki, and it has been a plot device several times throughout the series. This is a kind of pun, though his name comes not from "dorayaki" but from the word "doraneko" (stray cat.) Since 2000, the company Bunmeido 文明堂 has been selling a limited version of dorayaki called Doraemon Dorayaki every year around March and September.
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上野松坂屋 Ueno Matsuzakaya


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The company Marukyo in Tottori
(Marukyoo 丸京製菓 )

Baked Wheat Cake



They have succeeded to sell their dorayaki to many parts of the world.
The cakes are baked in a huge bakery and shipped worldwide. They are also available in many stores in Japan, where daily delivery is a must.

English Reference

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Dorayaki with different patterns


source : press.hamazo.tv/e904840.html

original Logo dorayaki オリジナルロゴのどら焼き


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Dorayaki with different fillings


bataa dorayaki バター どら焼き with buttercream and red bean paste
batadora
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goshiki dorayaki 五色どらやき dorayaki in five colors
originally from Osaka, Akanemaku Honpo 茜丸本舗
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haato dorayaki ハートどら焼き Dorayaki in form of a heart
heartdora
The perfect gift for lovers !
also with honey flavor or vanilla flavor



hoshi no dorayaki 星のどら焼き Dorayaki in form of a star
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ichigo dorayaki 苺どら焼き with strawberrry filling
itigodora / いちごどらやき
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kuri dorayaki 栗どら焼き with chestnut cream filling
Kuri Iri Dorayaki
kuridora. Sometimes a whole chestnut is embedded in the cream.
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. macha - green tea paste 　
in the form of a tengu long-nosed goblin, from Mt. Takao
天狗焼き Tengu Yaki



mochidora, mochi dora 餅どらやき with a mochi inside
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namadora, nama dora 生どら "raw dora"
nama dorayaki 生どら焼き
... with green powdertea 抹茶生どら焼き
... with sour cream サワークリーム生どら焼き
... with sesame flavor ごま風味生どら焼き
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purin dora ぷりんどら dorayaki waffle with pudding
Yufuin, Oita, Kyushu



tokudai dorayaki 特大どらやき extra large dorayaki
bigdora
With a diameter of 30 cm and weights 2 kg. A present for a wedding or birthdayparty.
You can even order a special inscription made from white chocolate on the front side.
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tsubuan dorayaki, tsubu-an dorayaki つぶあんどらやき
with rough red bean paste



どらやき　「石山の秋月」 ishiyama no shuugetsu
"Full autumn moon at Mount Ishiyama"

Ishiyama and the famous temple Ishiyamadera
and another haiku sweet
Tabashiru たばしる



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Worldwide use


mit süßem Bohnenmus gefüllte Castilla
Kastella mit Füllungen


kasutera カステラ Kastella, Castella
chiffon cake, sponge cake

Kasutera is a corruption of pão de Castella or Castile bread (Castile is a province of Spain). It was introduced by the portugese missionaries via Nagasaki.


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Things found on the way




Doraemon Daruma ドラえもん　だるま


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HAIKU and SENRYU




どら焼も虎焼きもきてお中元
dorayaki mo torayaki mo kite o-chuugen

I got Dorayaki
and also some Torayaki -
presents for mid-year

Iijima Haruko 飯島晴子 (1921 - 2000)


This is a play with words of DORA and TORA (Tiger).


torayaki 虎焼き Dorayaki in form of a little tiger

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chuugen 中元 "Middle third of the year"
Joogen, Chuugen and Kagen in the Asian calendar.


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Related words


***** WAGASHI ... Sweets SAIJIKI

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