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Okay, I will be honest I only chose this book because it had food on it. I thought it would be about a teenage girl talking about her favorite food. After reading the book I found out she was talking about あんこ anko or red beans paste desserts (i assumed it was her favorite ). Throughout the book I believe she was explaining how she eats red beans in every season. She would wear a different outfit and explain where the red bean was in the dessert. I also noticed that her hair is shaped like a red bean. That is so funny. I love red bean paste. My family eats it a lot and now I want to try all the desserts she was talking about! They look so yummy. 


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  1. SenseiOctober 27, 2023 at 7:54 AM

    Yum!!! The name of the book あんこちゃん　is like Miss Anko but it is also sort of a cultural play on girl's names. Until recently most names of girls ended with the sound KO written as 子（child) so obviously Anko would be a girl......
    and even the word sweets (desserts) has the kanji too but the sound is SHI!　　お菓子 (okashi)

    I'm glad you like Anko!

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