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*Karukan*
Type	Confectionery
Place of origin	Japan
Main ingredients	Rice flour, sugar, Japanese yam, water, red bean paste
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Karukan (軽羹) is a Japanese confection from Kyushu. The origin of the name is "light" (軽) yokan (羹). Originally, karukan was “saomono gashi” which is a traditional confection in the form of a long block; but “karukan manjū”, which is filled with red bean paste, has become the norm in recent years.

Preparation[edit]

Karukan is made from karukan rice flour powder, sugar, and grated Japanese yam. Water is added to the blended ingredients and the mixture is then kneaded and steamed. It is like an elastic white sponge.^[1]

History[edit]

Karukan appeared during the rule of the Satsuma Domain from 1686 to 1715. The factor in the birth of karukan in Satsuma Domain is that yams, which are the main ingredient of karukan, grow wild and it is easy to get sugar which is made in Ryukyu and the Amami Islands. Another theory says that karukan was invented in 1854 by a confectioner who was invited by Shimazu Nariakira, the leader of Satsuma Domain. And fukuregashi, a kind of steamed cake with brown sugar, flour and baking soda, has also been produced in the area for a time. It is said^{[by whom?]} that karukan was based on fukuregashi.

Karukan is made at many confectioneries in Kagoshima. It is sold widely in Miyazaki Prefecture and it is also made there. Confectioneries in Beppu, Oita, have been producing and selling karukan since 1952. It is a famous souvenir in Beppu. Also, there are some factories which produce and sell karukan in Fukuoka Prefecture.

References[edit]

^ "邩\". japansf.net. Archived from the original on 27 October 2008. Retrieved 30 August 2015.

External links[edit]

鹿児島食探訪(Japanese)
Official Kagoshima Prefecture homepage (English)

[a-1] "邩\". japansf.net. Archived from the original on 27 October 2008. Retrieved 30 August 2015.

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 ==Preparation==
-''Karukan'' is made from ''karukan'' rice flour powder, sugar, and grated Japanese yam. Water is added to the blended ingredients and the mixture is then kneaded and [[Steaming|steamed]]. It is like an elastic white sponge.<ref name="a">{{cite web|url=http://www.japansf.net/pe_karukan.html|title=邩\|work=japansf.net|accessdate=30 August 2015|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://archive.is/20081027142532/http://www.japansf.net/pe_karukan.html|archivedate=27 October 2008}}</ref>
+''Karukan'' is made from ''karukan'' rice flour powder, sugar, and grated Japanese yam. Water is added to the blended ingredients and the mixture is then kneaded and [[Steaming|steamed]]. It is like an elastic white sponge.<ref name="a">{{cite web|url=http://www.japansf.net/pe_karukan.html|title=邩\|work=japansf.net|access-date=30 August 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20081027142532/http://www.japansf.net/pe_karukan.html|archive-date=27 October 2008}}</ref>
 ==History==
-''Karukan'' appeared during the rule of the [[Satsuma Domain|Satsuma]] Clan from 1686-1715. The factor in the birth of ''karukan'' in Satsuma Clan is that yams which are the main ingredient of ''karukan'' grow wild and it is easy to get sugar which is made in [[Ryukyu]] and the Amami Islands.
+''Karukan'' appeared during the rule of the [[Satsuma Domain]] from 1686 to 1715. The factor in the birth of ''karukan'' in Satsuma Domain is that yams, which are the main ingredient of ''karukan'', grow wild and it is easy to get sugar which is made in [[Ryukyu]] and the Amami Islands.
-Another theory says that ''karukan'' was invented in 1854 by the confectioner who was invited by [[Shimazu Nariakira]], the leader of Satsuma clan. And ''fukuregashi'', a kind of steamed cake with brown sugar, flour and baking soda, has also been produced in the area for a time. It is said{{By whom|date=July 2010}} that ''karukan'' was based on ''fukuregashi''.
+Another theory says that ''karukan'' was invented in 1854 by a confectioner who was invited by [[Shimazu Nariakira]], the leader of Satsuma Domain. And ''fukuregashi'', a kind of steamed cake with brown sugar, flour and baking soda, has also been produced in the area for a time. It is said{{By whom|date=July 2010}} that ''karukan'' was based on ''fukuregashi''.
 ''Karukan'' is made at many confectioneries in Kagoshima. It is sold widely in [[Miyazaki Prefecture]] and it is also made there. Confectioneries in [[Beppu, Oita]], have been producing and selling ''karukan'' since 1952. It is a famous souvenir in Beppu. Also, there are some factories which produce and sell ''karukan'' in [[Fukuoka Prefecture]].
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 ==External links==
-* [http://www.shimadzu-ltd.jp/syoutyu/kuishinbou_11.htm 鹿児島食探訪](Japanese)
+* [https://web.archive.org/web/20160309025130/http://www.shimadzu-ltd.jp/syoutyu/kuishinbou_11.htm 鹿児島食探訪](Japanese)
 * [https://web.archive.org/web/20110722195119/http://www3.pref.kagoshima.jp/foreign/english/profile/gaiyou/3c5.html Official Kagoshima Prefecture homepage] (English)

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