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Uirō
	Uirō of sakura (left), ryokucha (centre), shiro (right)
Type	Cake
Place of origin	Japan
Main ingredients	Rice flour, sugar
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Uirō (Japanese: 外郎, 外良, ういろう), also known as uirō-mochi (外郎餅), is a traditional Japanese steamed cake made of glutinous rice flour and sugar.^[1] It is chewy, similar to mochi, and subtly sweet. Flavors include azuki bean paste, green tea (matcha), yuzu, strawberry and chestnut. Nagoya is particularly famous for its uirō, and there are other regional versions, notably in Yamaguchi and Odawara, although Odawara's uirō is better known as a medicine. It can be purchased in traditional Japanese confectionery shops throughout Japan.^[1]

Uirō was originally the name of a medicine in the Muromachi period (1336–1573). References to uirō as a confection first appear in the Wa-Kan Sansai Zue, Ryōan Terajima's massive Edo-period dictionary published in 1712.^[2]

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^ ^a ^b "ういろう" [Uirō]. Dijitaru daijisen (in Japanese). Tokyo: Shogakukan. 2012. OCLC 56431036. Archived from the original on 2007-08-25. Retrieved 2012-06-24.
^ "外郎" [Uirō]. Nihon Kokugo Daijiten (in Japanese). Tokyo: Shogakukan. 2012. OCLC 56431036. Archived from the original on 2007-08-25. Retrieved 2012-07-02.

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[d-1] "ういろう" [Uirō]. Dijitaru daijisen (in Japanese). Tokyo: Shogakukan. 2012. OCLC 56431036. Archived from the original on 2007-08-25. Retrieved 2012-06-24.

[k-2] "外郎" [Uirō]. Nihon Kokugo Daijiten (in Japanese). Tokyo: Shogakukan. 2012. OCLC 56431036. Archived from the original on 2007-08-25. Retrieved 2012-07-02.

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-[[Image:CodazziUiro1.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Uirō of ''[[Cherry blossom|sakura]]'' (left), [[green tea|Ryokucha]] (center), ''[[White|shiro]]'' (right)]]
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-{{Nihongo|'''Uirō'''|外郎}} is a traditional [[Japan]]ese steamed cake made of [[rice]] flour and [[sugar]]. It is chewy, similar to ''[[Mochi (food)|mochi]]'', and subtly sweet. Flavors, among others, include [[azuki bean]] paste, green tea ([[matcha]]), ''[[yuzu]]'', [[strawberry]] and [[chestnut]]. [[Nagoya]] is particularly famous for its ''uirō'', but there are other regional versions as well as it can also be purchased in traditional Japanese [[confectionery]] shops throughout Japan.
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+| alternate_name   =
+| country          = [[Japan]]
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+| main_ingredient  = [[Rice flour]], [[sugar]]
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+'''''Uirō''''' ([[Japanese language|Japanese]]: {{lang|ja|外郎}}, {{lang|ja|外良}}, {{lang|ja|ういろう}}), also known as {{Nihongo|'''''uirō-mochi'''''|外郎餅}}, is a traditional [[Japan]]ese [[Steaming|steamed]] cake made of [[glutinous rice flour]] and [[sugar]].<ref name="d">{{cite encyclopedia | encyclopedia = Dijitaru daijisen | title = ういろう | url = http://rekishi.jkn21.com/ | access-date = 2012-06-24 | year = 2012 | publisher = Shogakukan | location = Tokyo | language = ja | trans-title = Uirō | oclc = 56431036 | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070825113418/http://rekishi.jkn21.com/ | archive-date = 2007-08-25 }}</ref> It is chewy, similar to ''[[Mochi (food)|mochi]]'', and subtly sweet. Flavors include [[azuki bean]] paste, green tea ([[matcha]]), ''[[yuzu]]'', [[strawberry]] and [[chestnut]]. [[Nagoya]] is particularly famous for its ''uirō'', and there are other regional versions, notably in [[Yamaguchi, Yamaguchi|Yamaguchi]] and [[Odawara, Kanagawa|Odawara]], although [[Uirō (Japanese medicine)|Odawara's ''uirō'']] is better known as a [[medicine]]. It can be purchased in traditional Japanese [[confectionery]] shops throughout Japan.<ref name="d"/>
+''Uirō'' was originally the name of a medicine in the [[Muromachi period]] (1336&ndash;1573). References to ''uirō'' as a confection first appear in the ''Wa-Kan Sansai Zue'', Ryōan Terajima's massive [[Edo period|Edo-period]] dictionary published in 1712.<ref name="k">{{cite encyclopedia | encyclopedia = Nihon Kokugo Daijiten | title = 外郎 | url = http://rekishi.jkn21.com/ | access-date = 2012-07-02 | year = 2012 | publisher = Shogakukan | location = Tokyo | language = ja | oclc = 56431036 | trans-title = Uirō | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070825113418/http://rekishi.jkn21.com/ | archive-date = 2007-08-25 }}</ref>
 ==See also==
 *[[Japanese cuisine]]
+*[[List of steamed foods]]
-*[[Wagashi]]
+*''[[Wagashi]]''
+*''[[Uirō (Japanese medicine)]]''
+*''[[Put chai ko]]'' (缽仔糕 Uirō with red beans)
+==References==
-{{DEFAULTSORT:Uiro}}
+{{reflist}}
-[[Category:Wagashi]]
+==External links==
+{{Commonscat|Uirō}}
-{{Japan-food-stub}}
+{{Japanese food and drink}}
+{{Rice dishes}}
+{{DEFAULTSORT:Uiro}}
-[[es:Uirō]]
-[[eo:Uiro]]
+[[Category:Wagashi]]
+[[Category:Culture in Nagoya]]
-[[fr:Uirō]]
+[[Category:Steamed foods]]
-[[ja:ういろう (菓子)]]

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