sweetened mochi flavored with Japanese pepper
A traditional Japanese confection made from pounded rice cake, sweetened and flavored with sanshō (Japanese pepper). Often cut into small rectangular pieces.
See also: 山椒 (さんしょう)
Kirizanshō is a Japanese sweet with a refreshing sanshō pepper aroma.
I served kirizanshō as a snack with tea.
Standard kanji spelling for this traditional sweet.
Abbreviated kanji spelling; 切り山椒 is more common.
From 切り (cut) + 山椒 (Japanese pepper), referring to the cut pieces of mochi flavored with sanshō.