Karinto
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Karinto (sometimes spelled karintou) is a traditional Japanese snack food. Sweet and deep-fried, it is made primarily of flour, yeast, and sugar. It has a deep brown and pitted appearance, and takes the form of a 'bite-sized' pillow or short cylinder. Although traditional Karinto is coated with brown sugar, recently other variations appear in the market, such as white sugar, sesame seeds, miso or peanuts.
[edit] History
Karinto's roots is controversial between China and Portugal, but it has been available from street merchants since at least the Edo-Tempo period, roughly 1830 to 1841.
