Dango

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For other uses of "Dango", see Dango (disambiguation).
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Bocchan dango.
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Mitarashi dango.
Dango (団子|) is a Japanese dumpling made from mochiko (rice flour), related to mochi. It is sticky and filling. It is often served with green tea.

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).

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 has 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

Derived terms

A common Japanese proverb "Hana yori dango" (花より団子 which translates as "dumplings rather than flowers") refers to a preference for practical things rather than aesthetics.

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.

A hairstyle consisting of dango-like buns on either side of the head is sometimes known as odango.

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.

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.

See also

  • Wagashi, traditional Japanese confectionery
Dango may refer to:
  • Dango, a Japanese rice-based dumpling.
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  • Known as "Odango" (hairstyle) in Japan, and "ox horns" in China, hair rounded up into spherical clumps, made famous by the anime girl Usagi Tsukino

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Dumplings may be any of a wide variety of dishes, both sweet and savoury, in several different cuisines. They are either made from balls of dough or are small parcels of food encased in pastry, dough, batter, or leaves.
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Rice flour is a finely ground powder of rice. The husk of rice or paddy is removed and raw rice is obtained. The raw rice is then ground to form rice powder, also known as rice flour. The rice flour is used in making neer dosa, golibaje (Mangalore bajji), and rotti.
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Mochi (Japanese: ; Chinese: ) is a Japanese rice cake made of glutinous rice pounded into paste and molded into shape. In Japan it is traditionally made in a ceremony called mochitsuki.
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The beverage green tea (Simplified Chinese: ; Traditional Chinese: ; Pinyin:
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skewer is a thin metal or wood stick used to hold small pieces of food together while grilling.

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An ingredient used in many foods, flour is a fine powder made by grinding cereals or other edible starchy plant seeds suitable for grinding. It is most commonly made from wheat—the word "flour" used without qualification implies wheatflour—but also maize (now called
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Soy sauce (US) or soya sauce (Commonwealth) is a fermented sauce made from soybeans (soya beans), roasted grain, water and salt. The sauce, originating in China, is commonly used in East and Southeast Asian cuisine and appears in some Western cuisine dishes, especially as
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Red bean paste or Azuki bean paste is a sweet, dark red bean paste originating in China. It is used in Chinese cuisine, Japanese confectionery, and Korean cuisine. It is prepared by boiling and mashing azuki beans and then sweetening the paste with sugar or honey.
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V. angularis

Binomial name
Vigna angularis
(Willd.) Ohwi & H. Ohashi

The azuki bean (also spelled adzuki
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S. indicum

Binomial name
Sesamum indicum
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Sesame (Sesamum indicum) is a flowering plant in the genus Sesamum.
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Kinako (黄粉
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skewer is a thin metal or wood stick used to hold small pieces of food together while grilling.

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Soy sauce (US) or soya sauce (Commonwealth) is a fermented sauce made from soybeans (soya beans), roasted grain, water and salt. The sauce, originating in China, is commonly used in East and Southeast Asian cuisine and appears in some Western cuisine dishes, especially as
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Sugars, brown
Nutritional value per 100 g (3.5 oz)
Energy 0 kcal   0 kJ

Carbohydrates     97.33 g
- Sugars  96.21 g
- Dietary fiber  0 g  
Fat 0 g
Protein 0 g
Water 1.77 g
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Nori (Japanese: 海苔), (Chinese: 海苔; Pinyin: hǎitāi, Korean: 김, kim or
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Kotowaza

A Japanese proverb (ことわざ kotowaza) may take the form of:
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  • an idiomatic phrase (慣用句 kan'yōku

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haircut, hairstyle, or hairdo normally describes cutting or styling hair on the top of the head, although it may also refer to the cutting and styling of facial hair. The Hair is a special arrangement of hard keratin. Keratins are proteins; long chains of amino acids.
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Tango is a style of music that originated among European immigrant populations of Argentina and Uruguay. It is traditionally played by a sextet, known as the orquesta típica, which includes two violins, piano, doublebass, and two bandoneons.
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