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{{Short description|Japanese filled sweet bun}}
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| region =[[Ginza]], [[Tokyo]]
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[[Image:Ginza kimuraya Bread.jpg|thumb|[[Ginza]] Kimuraya]]
[[Image:Ginza kimuraya Bread.jpg|thumb|Kimuraya in [[Ginza]]]]


{{Nihongo|'''Anpan'''|あんパン|extra={{ruby-ja|{{wikt-lang|ja|餡}}|あん}}パン}} is a [[Japan]]ese [[sweet roll]] most commonly filled with [[red bean paste]]. Anpan can also be prepared with other fillings, including white beans (''shiro-an''), green beans (''uguisu-an''), [[sesame]] (''goma-an'') and [[chestnut]] (''kuri-an'').
{{Nihongo|'''Anpan'''|あんパン|extra={{ruby-ja|{{wikt-lang|ja|餡}}|あん}}パン}} is a Japanese [[sweet roll]] most commonly filled with [[red bean paste]]. Anpan can also be prepared with other fillings, including white beans (''shiro-an''), green beans (''uguisu-an''), [[sesame]] (''goma-an''), and [[chestnut|chestnuts]] (''kuri-an'').


==History==
==History==


Anpan was first made in 1875, during the [[Meiji period]], by a man called {{ill|Yasubei Kimura|ja|木村安兵衛}}, a [[samurai]] who lost his job with the rise of the conscript Imperial Army and the [[Abolition of the han system|dissolution of the samurai as a social class]].<ref>{{cite book |last=Nakayama |first=Keiko |date=2006 |title=Encyclopedia: World of Wagashi| isbn=978-4000803076}}</ref> The Meiji era was a period in which Japan was becoming increasingly westernized, and many samurai who lost their jobs were given work that was totally new to them. The Western role of baker was one such job.
Anpan was first made in 1875, during the [[Meiji period]], by {{ill|Yasubei Kimura|ja|木村安兵衛}} (木村安兵衛 ''Kimura Yasubei''), a [[samurai]] who lost his job with the rise of the [[Imperial Japanese Army]] and the [[Abolition of the han system|dissolution of the samurai as a social class]].<ref>{{cite book |last=Nakayama |first=Keiko |date=2006 |title=Encyclopedia: World of Wagashi| isbn=978-4000803076}}</ref> The Meiji era was a period in which Japan was becoming increasingly modernized, and many samurai who lost their jobs were given work that was totally new to them. The role of a [[baker]] was one such job.


One day, while wandering around the area where many people employed in Western jobs worked, Kimura Yasubei found a young man making breads and an idea was born; the starting of the [[bakery]] named ''Bun'eidō'' (文英堂). In 1874, he moved to [[Ginza]] and renamed the bakery Kimuraya (木村屋), now Kimuraya Sohonten ([[:ja:木村屋總本店]]). At that time, however, the only recipe for bread known in Japan was for making a salty and sour-tasting bread, ill-suited to Japanese tastes at the time. Yasubei wanted to make a bread that was more to Japanese tastes. Finally, he figured out how to make bread in the way of the Japanese [[manjū]] – raising the dough with the traditional sakadane liquid [[yeast]]. He then filled the bread with a bean paste [[wagashi]] and sold anpan as snacks. Anpan was very popular, not only because of its taste, but also because the Japanese were interested in anything new and foreign at this time.
One day, while wandering around the area where many employed in new jobs worked, Kimura found a young man making bread, and decided to start his own [[bakery]], named Bun'eidō (文英堂). In 1874, he moved to [[Ginza]] and renamed the bakery [[Kimuraya]] (木村屋), now Kimuraya Sohonten ([[:ja:木村屋總本店]]). At that time, however, the only recipe for bread known in Japan was for making a salty and sour-tasting bread, ill-suited to Japanese tastes at the time. Kimura thus figured out how to make bread akin to ''[[manjū]]'', raising the dough with traditional ''sakadane'' liquid [[yeast]]. He then filled the bread with a bean paste ''[[wagashi]]'' and sold the resulting rolls as snacks. Anpan became popular not only because of its taste, but also because the Japanese were interested in anything new and foreign at this time.{{citation needed|date=February 2022}}


Later, a man called [[Yamaoka Tesshū]], a chamberlain of the [[Emperor Meiji of Japan|Meiji emperor]], who loved anpan, asked the [[Tokugawa shogunate|Tokugawas]], the rulers of Japan before the Meiji Period, to present anpans to the emperor when visiting him. So the Tokugawas asked Yasubei to make some for the emperor. Yasubei worked hard to make the anpan and, because he also cared about their appearance, he decorated them with a salt-pickled [[sakura]] in the middle of each bun. This anpan was presented to the Meiji emperor on April 4, 1875. The Emperor told Yasubei to present him anpan every day, and because of the rumor that the Emperor ate anpan, the popularity of bread, and especially anpan, began spreading around the country.{{citation needed|date=February 2013}}
[[Emperor Meiji]] and [[Empress Shōken]] later acquired a fondness for anpan after Kimura, via chamberlain [[Yamaoka Tesshū]], prepared it for them to eat during ''[[hanami]]''. Concerned with their appearance, he decorated them with a salt-pickled [[Cherry blossom|sakura]] in the middle of each bun. These anpan were presented to the emperor and empress on April 4, 1875, after which the emperor requested anpan from Kimura on a regular basis. Because of its newfound association with royalty, the popularity of anpan, and bread as a whole, increased throughout Japan.{{citation needed|date=February 2013}}


==Influence on Japanese popular culture==
==In popular culture==
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"Anpan" is often used as slang for [[Inhalant|recreational inhalation]] of [[paint thinner]].<ref>{{cite book|url= https://books.google.com/books?id=x6CXShcyrDAC&q=anpan+drug+slang&pg=PA176 |title = Japanese Slang: Uncensored | first = Peter | last = Constantine |date= 1994-06-15 |isbn = 9784900737037 | access-date= 2011-10-31}}</ref>
{{In popular culture|section|date=February 2018}}
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Anpan is often used as slang for recreational inhalation of paint thinner.<ref>{{cite book|url= https://books.google.com/books?id=x6CXShcyrDAC&pg=PA176&lpg=PA176&dq=anpan+drug+slang&source=bl&ots=jZNCX_lmgt&sig=BVprD8bKMwx7tzJfTgqBeGY580k&ei=22yuToHoIpPWiALVj7i1Cw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=7&ved=0CFEQ6AEwBg#v=onepage&q=anpan%20drug%20slang&f=false |title = Japanese Slang: Uncensored | first = Peter | last = Constantine | publisher= Google Books |date= 1994-06-15 | accessdate= 2011-10-31}}</ref>


The picture book and [[anime]] series ''[[Anpanman]]'' is about a [[superhero]] whose head is made of anpan.
The picture book and [[anime]] series ''[[Anpanman]]'' is about a [[superhero]] whose head is made of anpan.

In the anime franchise ''[[Clannad (visual novel)|Clannad]]'' the main character Nagisa Furukawa often mentions "Anpan" to herself.

In anime ''[[Gintama]]'', character [[Sagaru Yamazaki]] is seen eating anpan as a ritual that references famous Japanese TV detective dramas while going undercover and eventually goes insane because of it (episode 205).

In the tokusatsu series ''[[Denshi Sentai Denziman]]'', the character Daigoro Oume/DenziBlue (played by [[Kenji Ohba]]) loves anpan. Long after the series ending, he appears in the movies ''[[Gokaiger vs. Goseiger]]'' and [[Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger vs. Space Sheriff Gavan: The Movie|Gokaiger vs. Gavan]] selling anpan.

The ''[[San-X]]'' character, [[Kogepan]], is a burnt anpan who is depressed and gets drunk from milk.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.san-x.co.jp/pan/ |title=Kogepan no Yasagure Seikatsu |publisher=San-X | place = [[Japan|JP]] |accessdate= 2012-12-22}}</ref>

The ''[[Log Horizon]]'' character Akatsuki loves anpan, but feels that it's best when accompanied by green tea.

In the anime ''[[Deadman Wonderland]]'', the price for participating in the "Dogs Race" organized by Tamaki, is anpan.


==References==
==References==
{{Commons category|Anpan}}
{{Commons category|Anpan}}
{{reflist}}
{{reflist}}
* {{Citation | url = http://www.kimuraya-sohonten.co.jp/ | title = Kimuraya Sohonten | language = Japanese | accessdate = 21 March 2006}}.
* {{Citation | url = http://www.kimuraya-sohonten.co.jp/ | title = Kimuraya Sohonten | language = ja | access-date = 21 March 2006}}.
* {{Citation | url = http://www.shejapan.com/jtyeholder/jtye/living/anpan/anpan1.html | title = The Birth of Anpan | publisher = She Japan | accessdate = 21 March 2006}}.
* {{Citation | url = http://www.shejapan.com/jtyeholder/jtye/living/anpan/anpan1.html | title = The Birth of Anpan | publisher = She Japan | access-date = 21 March 2006}}.


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{{Bread}}
{{Japanese bread}}
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[[Category:Japanese breads]]

Latest revision as of 14:33, 10 June 2023

Anpan
TypeSweet roll
CourseDessert
Place of originJapan
Region or stateGinza, Tokyo
Created byYasubei Kimura
Main ingredientsRed bean paste
Kimuraya in Ginza

Anpan (あんパン, 餡（あん）パン) is a Japanese sweet roll most commonly filled with red bean paste. Anpan can also be prepared with other fillings, including white beans (shiro-an), green beans (uguisu-an), sesame (goma-an), and chestnuts (kuri-an).

History[edit]

Anpan was first made in 1875, during the Meiji period, by Yasubei Kimura [ja] (木村安兵衛 Kimura Yasubei), a samurai who lost his job with the rise of the Imperial Japanese Army and the dissolution of the samurai as a social class.[1] The Meiji era was a period in which Japan was becoming increasingly modernized, and many samurai who lost their jobs were given work that was totally new to them. The role of a baker was one such job.

One day, while wandering around the area where many employed in new jobs worked, Kimura found a young man making bread, and decided to start his own bakery, named Bun'eidō (文英堂). In 1874, he moved to Ginza and renamed the bakery Kimuraya (木村屋), now Kimuraya Sohonten (ja:木村屋總本店). At that time, however, the only recipe for bread known in Japan was for making a salty and sour-tasting bread, ill-suited to Japanese tastes at the time. Kimura thus figured out how to make bread akin to manjū, raising the dough with traditional sakadane liquid yeast. He then filled the bread with a bean paste wagashi and sold the resulting rolls as snacks. Anpan became popular not only because of its taste, but also because the Japanese were interested in anything new and foreign at this time.[citation needed]

Emperor Meiji and Empress Shōken later acquired a fondness for anpan after Kimura, via chamberlain Yamaoka Tesshū, prepared it for them to eat during hanami. Concerned with their appearance, he decorated them with a salt-pickled sakura in the middle of each bun. These anpan were presented to the emperor and empress on April 4, 1875, after which the emperor requested anpan from Kimura on a regular basis. Because of its newfound association with royalty, the popularity of anpan, and bread as a whole, increased throughout Japan.[citation needed]

In popular culture[edit]

"Anpan" is often used as slang for recreational inhalation of paint thinner.[2]

The picture book and anime series Anpanman is about a superhero whose head is made of anpan.

References[edit]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Anpan.
  1. ^ Nakayama, Keiko (2006). Encyclopedia: World of Wagashi. ISBN 978-4000803076.
  2. ^ Constantine, Peter (1994-06-15). Japanese Slang: Uncensored. ISBN 9784900737037. Retrieved 2011-10-31.
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