A traditional japanese dessert worth bringing into the modern world this ogi chunky red bean yokan made in west kyushu using the finest ingredients is a little different from other varieties of yokan in that it has a thin film of sugar around the outside that becomes crusty over time giving the yokan some added crunch red bean paste comes in two varieties koshi an which mashes and smooths the baked red beans into a smooth consistency and tsubu an which processes the beans less and leave