Since it looks similar, it is often confused with Hanpen, but this is rather close to shinjo (a kind of kamaboko, steamed white fish cake, mixed with yam) and is a type of steamed Kamaboko.
語感や外見が似ているためによく混同されるが、こちらはむしろしんじょうに近い蒸しかまぼこの一種である。