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Anmitsu (あんみつ rarely 餡蜜) is a Japanese dessert that has been popular for many decades.It is made of small cubes of agar jelly a white translucent jelly made from red algae or seaweed. The agar is dissolved with water (or fruit juice such as apple juice) to make the jelly. It is served in a bowl with sweet azuki bean paste or anko (the an part of anmitsu) boiled peas often gyūhi and a variety of fruits such as peach slices mikan pieces of pineapples and cherries.
