noun
thick amazake; thick sweet sake
Refers to the thick, unstrained lees or sediment left from making amazake (sweet fermented rice drink), or the thick drink itself. Cross-referenced with 甘酒.
See also: 甘酒
甘粕は、甘酒を作るときにできるどろりとした部分です。
Amakasu is the thick, syrupy part that results when making amazake.
甘酒 is the sweet fermented rice drink itself, while 甘粕 refers specifically to the thick lees or the thick version of the drink.
Compound of 甘 (ama, 'sweet') and 粕 (kasu, 'lees, dregs'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the word describes the sweet, thick residue from sake or amazake production.