Dango is a Japanese dumpling made from rice flour mixed with uruchi rice flour and glutinous rice flour. It is different from the method of making mochi, which is made after steaming glutinous rice. Dango is usually finished round shaped, three to five dango are often served on a skewer . Generally, dango comes under the category of wagashi, and is often served with green tea. It is eaten year-round, but the different varieties are traditionally eaten in given seasons.
Dango
Japanese (Romanized)
Japanese rice flour dumpling
Characteristic of:
Japanese cuisine
Subcategories:
Anko dango
Botchan dango
Cha dangojp-ro
Chichi dango
Denpun dango
Goma dango
Hanami dango
Isobe dango
Kibi dango
Kinako dango
Kuri dango
Kusa dango
Mitarashi
Niku dango
Sasa dango
Shiratama dango
Shoyu dango
Tsukimi dangojp-ro
Uroko dangojp-ro
Contains, including ancestors:
Rice
Also known as:
Wikidata ID:
Q877913
Wikipedia title:
Dango
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