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Amanattō (甘納豆) is a Japanese traditional confectionery that is made of azuki or other beans covered with refined sugar after simmering with sugar syrup and drying.[citation needed]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.
