"I want to create a special and memorable
bean paste bun which pleases His Majesty,"
Yasubei said. "Many Japanese people regard
bread as a foreign food. I want to make them
more Japanesque," Eizaburou said and beat
his brains out. "How about putting salted
double cherry blossom petals into our bean
paste bun? Cherry blossoms are a representative
flower of this season too," said Eizaburou.
"That's a good idea! Let's do it right away,"
Yasubei agreed. They made a unique bun of
sakadane dough with smooth red bean paste
and salted cherry blossom petals ordered
from Yoshinoyama Mountain in Nara, which
is known as one of the best cherry blossom
viewing places in Japan. The petals and smooth
red bean paste went along well and it became
a rich taste bun. "We did it! I hope this
will please and satisfy His Majesty," said
Yasubei. This is how our Sakura Anpan was
born.
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