1.   The gateau is made with moist sponge layered with sweetened red bean paste, ginger jam and lychee-flavoured cream.

2.   Another person handed me a dumpling filled with bean paste.

3.   Beat the bean paste with a wooden spoon to aerate it, and gradually add the water.

4.   In a small bowl, combine hot bean paste with vegetable oil and enough water to thin to a honeylike consistency.

5.   My version begins by seasoning a dense, sweet fish like Chilean sea bass with Chinese black bean paste, which is sharp and salty.

6.   Serve with a full-bodied chili sauce, such as Lan Chi brand black bean chili paste.

7.   Takaki Bakery sold simple white breads and bread stuffed with a sweet bean paste or whipped cream, a Japanese favorite.

8.   Wagashi, an artistic Japanese sweet confection made mostly from bean paste, will become as popular as its cultural counterpart, sushi.

9.   Add the black bean paste and chillies and stir-fry until fragrant.

10.   Black bean paste or fermented black bean paste is made from ground black beans fermented with salt and spices.