Manju came to Hawai'i with Japanese immigrants and became a bakery-case fixture — small rounds of tender, cake-like dough wrapped around a sweet filling, most classically lima bean paste (which tastes far better than it sounds, closer to sweet potato than beans).
Okazuya and Japanese bakeries sell these by the box, but they're very doable at home once the filling is made — the dough comes together fast.
