Is dango a real food?
Chef's answer
Dango is a rice-based Japanese sweet that is popular as a festival food, although it can be enjoyed throughout the year. The dango itself is a sticky rice cake ball that is commonly skewered in bunches of 3 to 5 on a stick.
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Typically, there are three to five dumplings (traditionally five) on a skewer and covered with a sweet soy sauce glaze. What I like about Mitarashi Dango are its contrasting textures and flavors. The chewy dumplings are mildly sweet and they get a hint of char from grilling.
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2 daysPut dango in an airtight container and keep at room temperature up to 2 days. If you live in hot place, find a cool place to store, but not in the refrigerator as dango will become too tough. Enjoy in 2 days.
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Dango are a classic Japanese dessert that is available in endless varieties. They taste best with green tea and this combination makes this subtle dessert ideal as a snack or for breakfast. These small dumplings made of rice flour and served skewered on a bamboo stick are really great as a snack on the go.
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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..
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Dango is a rice-based Japanese sweet that is popular as a festival food, although it can be enjoyed throughout the year. The dango itself is a sticky rice cake ball that is commonly skewered in bunches of 3 to 5 on a stick.
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History of Dango Said to have originated with modak, an Indian sweet dumpling used in offerings to the Hindu deity Ganesh, there are records in Japan of dango as far back as the 10th century in a Heian period work of fiction known as the Shin Sarugaku Ki..
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