Traditional Japanese dessert. Red bean rice is a traditional Japanese dessert, also called red bean rice ball or Japanese sweet rice. It is made of cooked glutinous rice and red bean paste (red bean paste). Red bean paste is a dessert sauce made by cooking red beans and grinding them into mud, adding appropriate amount of sugar and cooking them together. Red bean rice is a common traditional dessert in Japan, which occupies an important position in Japanese cuisine and is also one of the common foods in many festivals and special occasions. Different regions have different cooking methods and tastes, but generally speaking, red bean rice has attracted many people's love for its unique taste and sweetness.