The base is made of boiled red peas, cubes of agar gelatin, gyuhi (a kind of rice cake made from glutinous rice or glutinous rice flour), rice-flour dumplings, and fruit such as mandarin orange or peach (canned fruits in syrup are generally used) are placed in a bowl then dark molasses or molasses, or syrup is poured on.
基本は、ゆでた赤エンドウマメ、さいの目に切った寒天、求肥、白玉だんご、ミカンやモモなどのフルーツ（シロップ漬けされた缶詰を使うことが一般的）などを器に盛って、黒蜜や糖蜜（もしくはシロップ）をかけたもの。