Yatsuhashi

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Raw yatsuhashi (cinnamon-flavoured)

Assorted yatsuhashi in dish. Flavors, from top to bottom: tofu, cinnamon, sesame.

Yatsuhashi (八ツ橋 or 八橋, Yatsuhashi^?) is a Japanese kind of confectionary, a form of miyagegashi (sweet sold mainly as a souvenir) from Kyoto. It is one of the best known meibutsu (famous regional products) of Kyoto. It's made from rice flour (上新粉, jōshinko^?), sugar and cinnamon. Baked, it is similar to senbei. Raw yatsuhashi (Nama yatsuhashi) has a soft texture and is often eaten wrapped around red bean paste (餡, an^?), and may come in a variety of different flavours.