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Another child seemed to have his or her heart set on becoming a dango, which is essentially a ball of pounded glutinous rice.
Archive 2005-07-01 2005
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Another child seemed to have his or her heart set on becoming a dango, which is essentially a ball of pounded glutinous rice.
Tanabata 2005
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I personally prefer this version over the plain chichi dango, which is their bestseller.
A Passion For Food 2009
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I recommend a ratio of no more than 1:1 of mochiko to joshinko for dango which is firm but still has some gooey mouth feel.
Dango Digest: A Thorough Look at Japanese Dumplings, Part One | The Anime Blog 2008
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The three days thereafter were pacific, and on the night of the fourth day, I went to a suburb called Sumida and ate "dango" (small balls made of glutinous rice, dressed with sugar-paste).
Botchan (Master Darling) Soseki Natsume 1891
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Ikinari Dango All of a Sudden Dango: Don’t know why this is called dango, but this daifuku-looking dumpling is made with satsumaimo topped with anko, wrapped with mochiko dough and then cooked.
Dango Digest: A Thorough Look at Japanese Dumplings, Part One | The Anime Blog 2008
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In the shadow of Tienmu's giant Mitsukoshi department store, the pastry shop offers homemade dango, chewy rice-flour sweets skewered on a bamboo stick for easy eating.
Foreign Places 2009
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A small amount of the rich, dark brew is said to give vanilla ice cream a caramel-like flavor, while a more liberal dose apparently makes vanilla ice cream taste more like mitarashi-dango (skewered rice dumplings covered in sweet sauce).
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To toast the dango, heat an oven to broil and place the skewered dango in the pre-heated oven.
Dango Digest: A Thorough Look at Japanese Dumplings, Part Two | The Anime Blog 2008
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Part Two has two basic recipes for dango, some sauces, plus two “rare” dango recipes: Hanami Dango and Botchan Dango.
Dango Digest: A Thorough Look at Japanese Dumplings, Part Two | The Anime Blog 2008
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