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{{short description|Japanese traditional confectionery}}
{{Infobox prepared food
| name             = Amanattō
| image            = Peanut Amanatto.jpg
| caption          = Peanut amanattō
| alternate_name   = 
| country          = [[Japan]]
| region           = [[East Asia]]
| creator          = Hosoda Yasubei
| type             = [[Confectionery]]
| served           = 
| main_ingredient  = [[Adzuki bean|Adzuki]] or other [[bean]]s, [[sugar]], sugar syrup
| variations       = 
| calories         = 
| other            = 
}}

{{nihongo|'''Amanattō'''|甘納豆}} is a [[Japanese cuisine|Japanese]] traditional [[confectionery]] made of [[azuki bean|azuki]] or other [[bean]]s, covered with refined [[sugar]] after simmering with sugar [[syrup]] and drying.<ref name="Shurtleff/Aoyagi">{{cite book |last=Shurtleff |first=William with Akiko Aoyagi |title=History of Tofu and Tofu Products (965 CE to 2013) |publisher=Soyinfo Center |year=2013 |isbn=978-1928914556}}</ref>
It was developed by Hosoda Yasubei during the ''[[Bunkyū]]'' years (1861–1863) in the [[Edo period]]. He opened a ''[[wagashi]]'' store in Tokyo, which he named for his childhood name: Eitaro. This store continues to operate.<ref name="c653">{{Cite web |date=2015-08-03 |title=Eitaro Confectionery Co.Ltd.(Japanese Style Confectionery) |url=https://www.norenkai.net/en/portfolio-item/eitaro-confectionery-co-ltd-japanese-style-confectionery-2/ |access-date=2024-11-13 |website=norenkai.net}}</ref>

Amanattō was originally called {{nihongo|''amananattō''|甘名納糖}}; the name was abbreviated to ''amanattō'' after [[World War II]]. The resemblance of the name to the fermented bean dish [[nattō]] is coincidental.{{citation needed|date=December 2012}}

In [[Hokkaidō]], amanattō is used in cooking ''[[sekihan]]''. For this reason, unlike other areas in East Asia, the ''sekihan'' of Hokkaidō is a little sweet.{{citation needed|date=December 2012}}

==See also==
* [[List of legume dishes]]
* {{portal-inline|Food}}

==References==
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{{Japanese food and drink}}
{{Legume dishes}}

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[[Category:Wagashi]]
[[Category:Legume desserts]]