Jelly ＆ Candy

The representative jelly sweets is Youkan with no doubt. Commonly made from vegetable gelatin. The history started from the Kamakura era (1192-1335). At the time, Japanese people were strictly prohibited from eating lamb meat due to Zen Buddhism. The meat was changed to red bean Azuki and served in many situations. Nowadays there are various flavors like sugar, potato, matcha, bean paste jam and more.