Yokan

Yokan is Japanese famous sweets that it is so popular for foreign sightseeing people.

Yokan is the bar that red beans is mixed jelly. It is made of red beans, agar and sugar.

Yokan is rectangle and we sliced it to eat.

Zen Buddhists introduced Yokan in 12 century from China to Japan. Chinese made gelatin by boiling sheep. “Yo” is sheep. “Kan” is thick soup.