Kinako is produced by grinding roasted and peeled soybeans into powder. it has been eaten and loved for a long time in Japan, from around A.D. 710.
Kinako contains a lot of nutrition such as vitamins, minerals, folic acid, soy isoflavone and lecithin.
one or two tablespoons of KInako is good enough for intake of ideal nutrition for your health.
How to eat Kinako
Kinako is good pairing with other foods because of its slightly sweetness.
Here is how to eat Kinako in your daily meal.
1 Sprinkle on the rice cake
Japanese people eat rice cakes at new year’s day, it is traditional and standard way that sprinkle Kinako on a rice cake.
2 Japanese sweets
As Kinako has been loved from hundreds years ago in Japan, usually used for Japanese sweets.
3 For pastries
Kinako is good match not only for Japanese sweets, but also for pastries such as puddings, cakes, and cookies. It is also popular!
4 With milk or soy milk
Add 1-3 tablespoons Kinako into 1 cup (200ml) milk or soy milk is tasty and healthy drink. It is also good putting banana in the blender if you like!
5 With toasts
Blend Kinako, a little sugar and a dash salt and just sprinkle it on the buttered toast.
Try to take in Kinako for your meal
They look so yummy and easy to cook. Let’s try to take in nutritious super food Kinako in your meal.