anko en · NOUN
Etymology
From Japanese 餡子 (anko).
Meanings
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(uncountable) A paste made of azuki beans.
Stir in the salt and mix thoroughly before allowing the anko to cool for serving.
2022, Katherine Tamiko Arguile, Meshi: A Personal History of Japanese Food, Melbourne, Vic.: Affirm Press, →ISBN:To make the anko filling, rinse the adzuki beans under cool running water until it runs clear.
2023, The Great American Recipe Cookbook: 100 Memorable Recipes to Celebrate the Diversity and Flavors of American Food, season two edition, Dallas, Tex.: BenBella Books, →ISBN:Mom nodded at the head of her bed, and I sat down, handing her one perfect bun, toasted to a honey-golden crisp. She pulled it into two pieces, exposing the red anko center and a puff cloud of steam.
2020, Shauna Holyoak, Kazu Jones and the Comic Book Criminal, Little, Brown and Company, →ISBN:You can buy good-quality, canned ready-made anko from Japanese grocery stores or online, or make your own at home by following my Anko recipe on page 98.
2018, Luiz Hara, The Japanese Larder: Bringing Japanese Ingredients into Your Everyday Cooking, Jacqui Small for White Lion Publishing, The Quarto Group, →ISBN, page 71, column 2: