Zenzai refers to stewed red beans sweetened with sugar that are served in a bowl with mochi (sticky rice cake), shiratama dango (dumplings made of sticky rice flour called shiratamako), and chestnuts stewed in sugar.
ぜんざい（善哉）は、主に小豆を砂糖で甘く煮て、この中に餅や白玉団子、栗の甘露煮などを入れた食べ物である。