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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'''''|外郎餠}}, is a traditional [[Japan]]ese [[Steaming|steamed]] cake made of [[rice flour]] and [[sugar]].<ref name="d">{{cite encyclopedia | encyclopedia = Dijitaru daijisen | title = ういろう | url = http://rekishi.jkn21.com/ | accessdate = 2012-06-24 | year = 2012 | publisher = Shogakukan | location = Tokyo | language = Japanese | trans-title = Uirō | oclc = 56431036 | url-status = dead | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20070825113418/http://rekishi.jkn21.com/ | archivedate = 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''''' ([[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/ | accessdate = 2012-07-02 | year = 2012 | publisher = Shogakukan | location = Tokyo | language = Japanese | oclc = 56431036 | trans-title = Uirō | url-status = dead | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20070825113418/http://rekishi.jkn21.com/ | archivedate = 2007-08-25 }}</ref>
''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==
==See also==
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*[[List of steamed foods]]
*[[List of steamed foods]]
*''[[Wagashi]]''
*''[[Wagashi]]''
*''[[Uirō (Japanese medicine)]]
*''[[Uirō (Japanese medicine)]]''
*''[[Put chai ko]]'' (缽仔糕 Uirō with red beans)
*''[[Put chai ko]]'' (缽仔糕 Uirō with red beans)


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Latest revision as of 16:51, 25 March 2024

Uirō
Uirō of sakura (left), ryokucha (centre), shiro (right)
TypeCake
Place of originJapan
Main ingredientsRice flour, sugar

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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References[edit]

  1. ^ 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.
  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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