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dorayaki

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[dawr-uh-yah-kee] / ˌdɔr əˈjɑ ki /

noun

dorayaki plural
  1. a Japanese snack consisting of two small flat cakes with sweetened adzuki bean paste between them.


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A baker’s business takes off when he hires an eccentric 76-year-old woman who specializes in making dorayaki pancakes.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 20, 2020

Writer-director Naomi Kawase, adapting Durian Sukegawa's novel "An" — the Japanese word for the red bean paste that's sandwiched between small pancakes to make dorayaki — is an unapologetically heart-tugging film.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 7, 2016

Zeroing in on one particular dish, the Japanese confection dorayaki, the story uses simple ingredients as it brings together three lonely souls.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 7, 2016

He serves up sweets at his dorayaki shop but has no taste for them.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 7, 2016

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