[Sca-cooks] SWEETENED RED BEAN PASTE

[Philip & Susan Troy]

Seton1355 at aol.com wrote:

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> I stocked up on Indian foods today. I got various lentals, a tamarind block,
> and some spices.
>
> One thing I got that is not particularly Indian, but was in the Japanese
> section  (although I believe it to be Chinese) was  *sweetened red bean
> paste*.  Does anybody know what exactly this stuff is and how to use it?
> Master A???


It ends up in several steamed buns, a sweet fried wonton variant, and in
a pinch I suppose could be mixed with crushed ice for a sort of Asian
snow-cone/slurpee.


> I have had, and emensely enjoyed , several times in my life, deep fried
> sesame balls.  I'm under the impression that sweetened red bean paste was in
> this.  Am I correct?


My own experience has been with sweet _black_ bean paste in those fried
sesame balls, but I don't see why red couldn't be used.

> Can sweetened red bean paste be eaten "straight up?
> from the can and by itself?


It won't hurt you; go to town! Maybe spread it on bread like peanut butter?


Adamantius

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