Hatsu-uma Dango are a cocoon-shaped sweet offered on the first ‘day of the Horse’ in February (‘Hatsu-uma’) at Inari shrines all over Japan, to pray for good harvest, good fortune, and the safety of one’s family. Sometimes a single azuki… Read More
’Uki-uki Dango’ (Floating Dumplings) are so named because the millet-flour dumplings float after being simmered in sweet azuki bean soup. They originate in Iwate Prefecture, where traditionally they were made as offerings when thanking or praying to the gods. Millet… Read More
This sweet treat has a slightly strange name – Herahera Dango (‘delicate dumplings’). They are originally from Sajima in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, and were chosen by the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries as one of Japan’s ‘100 Best Local… Read More
