gyūhi; soft rice-flour confection
A traditional Japanese sweet made from glutinous rice flour and sugar, often used in wagashi. Originally written as 牛皮.
See also: 求肥飴
求肥は和菓子によく使われる柔らかい餅菓子です。
Gyūhi is a soft rice cake often used in Japanese sweets.
この求肥は抹茶の風味がして、とても上品な甘さです。
This gyūhi has a matcha flavor and a very refined sweetness.
gyūhi-ame; soft rice-flour candy
Standard kanji spelling for this traditional sweet.
Kana spelling is sometimes used in recipes and casual contexts.
The name is said to originate from the older spelling 牛皮 (cow skin), possibly because of its pale, chewy texture. The kanji 求肥 is a later phonetic substitution (ateji).