dorayaki; sweet red-bean pancake sandwich
A Japanese confection consisting of two small pancake-like patties made of castella sponge cake, filled with sweet azuki bean paste (anko).
See also: あんこ
I had a dorayaki for a snack.
The dorayaki from this Japanese confectionery shop is generously filled with sweet bean paste.
Standard mixed kana-kanji spelling; the most common written form.
Search-only abbreviated kanji form.
Full kanji spelling, rarely used in practice.
The name is said to come from the resemblance of the round pancake shape to a gong (銅鑼, dora). The exact origin is uncertain.