bun filled with sweet green pea paste
A sweet bread roll filled with うぐいす餡, a smooth paste made from green peas. A traditional Japanese bakery item.
See also: うぐいす餡
I had an uguisu-pan for breakfast.
Katakana variant, sometimes used in product names or menus.
Kanji spelling is uncommon and may not be recognized by all readers.
Compound of うぐいす (uguisu, 'Japanese bush warbler') and パン (pan, 'bread'), named after the green color of the pea paste, which resembles the bird's plumage.