Dandgo is a traditional Japanese confectionery.
It is made from joshinko (rice flour) or shiratamako (glutinous rice flour).
Nowadays, we rarely make dango by ourselves but how to make dango is as follows:
Add water to joshinko or shiratamako and roll it into small balls and steam them.
Usually dango contains less glutinous rice than mochi(=rice cake), so it is softer and less sticky.
There’s a wide variety of dango. And sauce or toppings of dango also differ from place to place. I’ll introduce some of them.
Kushi dango (skewed dango) is the most popular.
・Mitarashi Dango
It is covered with a thick syrup made from soy sauce and sugar.
・Ann Dango
It is covered with sweetened azuki red bean paste.
・Hanami Dango
Three colored (pink, green, white) dango. Usually we eat this dango in Hanami season.
(Hanami: In cherry blossoms blooming season we enjoy eating and drinking with family, friends or coworkers under the tree while viewing flowers.)
But in fact there are also saying like this:
‘Hana yo ri dango.’
Literally ,‘Dumplings rather than flowers.’ The meaning is ‘People are more interested in the practical over the aesthetic.’
・Tsukimi Dango
By the way, in Japan it is said that the moon resembles a rabbit pounding mochi with a hammer.
Kushi dango is usually formed of four dumplings but three dumplings also became standard after the song 『Dango san-kyodai (=Dango three brothers)』was a big hit in 1999. This is tango-style music. Dango and tango is similar pronunciation in Japanese language.
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It is made from joshinko (rice flour) or shiratamako (glutinous rice flour).
Add water to joshinko or shiratamako and roll it into small balls and steam them.
Usually dango contains less glutinous rice than mochi(=rice cake), so it is softer and less sticky.
There’s a wide variety of dango. And sauce or toppings of dango also differ from place to place. I’ll introduce some of them.
Kushi dango (skewed dango) is the most popular.
・Mitarashi Dango
・Ann Dango
・Hanami Dango
(Hanami: In cherry blossoms blooming season we enjoy eating and drinking with family, friends or coworkers under the tree while viewing flowers.)
But in fact there are also saying like this:
‘Hana yo ri dango.’
・Tsukimi Dango
Tskimi dango is not skewed and the shape is sphere.
On the night with Chushu no Meigetsu (the harvest moon), we enjoy moon viewing while offer tukimi dango and the display of susuki (Japanese pampas grass). This custom is fading away these days.
Kushi dango is usually formed of four dumplings but three dumplings also became standard after the song 『Dango san-kyodai (=Dango three brothers)』was a big hit in 1999. This is tango-style music. Dango and tango is similar pronunciation in Japanese language.
At first this music was broadcasting on NHK education program for children. But it became very popular including adults.
If you are interested in this music, search 『だんご3兄弟』on you tube.
When you come to Japan, you can eat dango at teahouse. Dango go well with Japanese tea.
You can buy dango at supermarket or convenience store,too.
If you come to Japan, you should try dango!
Click each post'sIf you are interested in this music, search 『だんご3兄弟』on you tube.
When you come to Japan, you can eat dango at teahouse. Dango go well with Japanese tea.
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