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"Devil's cakes" , Demon's cake (oni manjuu)
***** Location: Japan
***** Season: Topic
***** Category: Humanity
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Explanation
onimanjuu, oni manjuu 鬼饅頭 おにまんじゅう
"devil's cakes"
prepared with sweet potatoes (satsumaimo).
The bumps on the cake are said to resemble the horns of the devils.
A dish for Setsubun, when the devils are driven out of the premises to let good luck come in.
Setsubun (Japan) .. Bean Throwing Festival, February 3
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a different kind of devils manjuu cake
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filled with anko sweet bean paste
This is a local souvenir in rememberance of the
大江山鬼伝説 Demon Legend of Oeyama Mountain, in the Tanba disctrict of Kyoto. There is also a famous Noh-Play about the legend.
A fair maiden is kidnapped by a demon and carried away to Mount Oeyama. Minamoto no Yorimitsu (948 - 1021) has a famous sword, Yasutsuna, which he has blessed for this occasion and then goes for the demon ... the rest is happy history.
. Oeyama and Ama no Hashidate .
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Onimanjuu from Nagoya
The demon sits on the famous roof of Nagoya Castle.
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全日本鬼まんじゅう普及協議会
Society for the promotion of ONI MANJU in Japan
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Related words
***** Sweets which are not KIGO
WAGASHI ... Sweets SAIJIKI
. Onipedia - 鬼ペディア - Oni Demons - ABC-List - .
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