Mitsumame

Do you know the Japanese summer dessert Mitsumame?

If you live in Japan you will but it is not easy to find this out side of Japan. I was lucky enough to be sent one by my Instagram friend and I decided to make some shiratama dango to go with it and serve if with fresh fruit and matcha ice cream.

Mitsumame is made with small cubes of agar jelly the jelly came with a piece of sliced peach, some mikan orange  segments, a cherry, sweet red peas and a sachet of black syrup ( kuromitsu) to pour over. I added some sliced kiwi, banana and strawberry.

This really is a Japanese summer time treat. The mame in mitsumame refers to the peas that are served with the dessert.