Mitarashi Dango

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Mitarashi Dango, shown here with 4 Dango.

Mitarashi Dango (み た ら し だ ん ご 、 御 手洗 団 子) is a variant of dango , a traditional Japanese sweet that is covered with an ankake icing and a sweet soy sauce . They are first fried and served on a wooden skewer in a quantity of 3–5 dango (traditionally 5). In the Kantō region, however, it is common to serve Mitarashi Dango with 4 Dango. Other terms for Mitarashi Dango are also Shōyudare Dango (醤 油 だ れ 団 子) and Yaki Dango (焼 き 団 子). The simplified Mitarashi (み た ら し) and a more polite Omita (お み た) are also used as terms for Mitarashi Dango. Nowadays it is also sold in convenience stores and supermarkets, but these have a higher sugar content to increase the shelf life compared to Mitarashi Dango from tea houses and from Dango sales stands.

Mitarashi Dango come from the Shimogamo shrine in Kyoto , the term Mitarashi Dango itself was coined by the water bubbles in the Mitarashi fountain in the temple complex.

There are also modified versions of Mitarashi Dango that are not coated with the glaze, but filled with it. Examples are the Daretsutsumi Dango (た れ 包 み 団 子) from the Awashimadō company and the Mitarashi Hanako (み た ら し 花子).

Web links

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Individual evidence

1. ↑ Nancy Runge: Mitarashi-Dango - Nekobento: Japanese Recipes for Every Day. Retrieved November 12, 2018 . 
2. ↑ 株式会社 あ わ し ま 堂. Retrieved November 12, 2018 (Japanese).