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Lara MDango - Japanese Delicacy
March 4th 2008 22:52
I first came across Dango, a very popular Japanese delicacy, when a good friend of mine returned from a trip to Tokyo and Hokkaido with a very presentable box of this yummy treat for me and my family.
Dangos are small balls of glutinous rice flour made in hundreds of varieties and flavours ranging from sweet to savoury. Eaten at festivals and special occasions, the more common kinds of Dango are anko (red bean paste), goma (sesame seed), mitarashi (soy sauce and sugar and shoyu (soy sauce).
The box that I was given contained mainly anko which had a sticky texture but was very flavoursome and chewy to taste and a few kushi dango which are essentially dangos on bamboo skewers and sold mainly at festival/market stalls.
I particularly enjoyed the dango over a hot cup of green tea and I would definitely recommend you try some next time you're in Japan or to get friends visiting the country to bring a box of these on their return!
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