Hanami Dango

Mitarashi Dango

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Dango are eaten year-round, but the different varieties are traditionally eaten in given seasons. Three to four dango are often served on a skewer. One variety of dango from Hokkaidō is made from potato flour and baked with shoyu (soy sauce). Grilled beef satay A skewer is a thin metal or wood stick used to hold small pieces of food together while grilling. ...   literally North Sea Circuit, Ainu: Mosir), formerly known as Ezo, Yezo, Yeso, or Yesso, is Japans second largest island and the largest of its 47 prefectural-level subdivisions. ... Look up flour in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Japanese name Kanji: Hiragana: Korean name Hangul: Vietnamese name Quoc Ngu: Soy sauce (US) or soya sauce is a fermented sauce made from soybeans (soya beans), roasted grain, water and salt. ...

Types of dango

There are many different varieties of dango which are usually named after the various seasonings served on or with it.

• Anko: Commonly known as (sweetened) red bean paste, while ingredients other than azuki are used on rare occasions. An-Dango is the most popular flavor in Japan.
• Botchan dango: Dango that is three colors. One is colored by red beans, the second by eggs, and the third by green tea. Botchan dango are often seen in Japanese anime.
• Chichi dango: Slightly-sweet light treats usually eaten as a dessert.
• Goma: sesame seeds. It is both sweet and salty.
• Kinako: A toasted soy flour.
• Kushi dango: Dangos held by a skewer
• Mitarashi: A syrup made from shoyu (soy sauce), sugar and starch. Popular with children and women.
• Nori: dried and seasoned seaweed

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Derived terms

A common Japanese proverb "Hana yori dango" (花より団子, "Hana yori dango"^? which translates as "dumplings rather than flowers") refers to a preference for practical things rather than aesthetics. // A Japanese proverb (ことわざ kotowaza) may take the form of: a short saying (言い習わし Ä«narawashi), an idiomatic phrase (慣用句 kanyōku), or a four-character idiom (四字熟語 yojijukugo). ...

Dango is used internationally amongst go players as a derogatory term for an inefficient, dumpling-like cluster of stones in a go game. It is also the name of a go variant invented in 1991. Go is a strategic East Asian board game for two players. ... Go is a strategic East Asian board game for two players. ...

A hairstyle consisting of dango-like buns on either side of the head is sometimes known as odango. “Haircut” redirects here. ... The odango hairstyle, as exhibited by the character Queen Serenity Odango ) (pronounced in IPA) is a Japanese word meaning dumpling. ...

Rise in popularity

In 1999, dango experienced a surge of popularity in Japan following the release of a song entitled "Dango san kyōdai" (three dango brothers) was released. In a play on words, the song is a tango. The CD single sold over 2.9 million copies, making it the 4th best selling CD single in Japan during 1968-2006. This article is about the year. ... Tango is a style of music that originated among European immigrant populations of Argentina and Uruguay. ... Japan has the second largest music market in the world. ...

In the extremely popular Japanese film series Otoko wa Tsurai yo, the family of lead character Kuruma Torajirō (Tora-san) operated a small traditional dango shop in Shibamata, Katsushika, Tokyo. Statue of Tora-san Otoko wa tsurai yo (男はつらいよ, Its tough being a man) is a Japanese film series starring Kiyoshi Atsumi as Tora-san (寅さん), a kind-hearted vagabond who is always unlucky in love. ... Katsushika (葛飾区; ku) is a special ward located in northeast Tokyo, Japan. ...

In the popular anime program Naruto, there is a character named Mitarashi Anko. She is seen eating either Hanami or Mitarashi Dango. (Later on, she uses the sticks to make a Hidden Leaf Crest.)

Another anime series to feature dango is Clannad, whose ending theme is themed on dango.

See also

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