I was just a casual passerby and almost missed them. Their delicious fragrance, wafted over and pulled me in search of the source. I was lead to a neat little Japanese tea shop called, Kissako.
There they were, velvety white spheres dripping with amber syrup, skewered over thin wooden spikes. The cheerful, round faced waitress told me they were Mitarashi dango. Rice flour dumplings, covered with syrup made from soy, sugar and starch.
I purchased two skewers for a couple of bucks and took a tentative first bite. There was an eruption of flavor, as the delectable dumpling melted in my mouth. Its sweetness wasn’t cloyingly saccharine, but wholesome in a way that made me crave more. I ate slowly, savoring each morsel.
After licking the syrup off my fingers, I went online to learn more about these goodies on a stick. Apparently, there is a different variety of dango for each season. That just means, Kissako’s chairs are going to see my ass quite often. The Japanese have a saying ‘ Hana yori dango‘ meaning, ‘Dumplings over flowers’. A proverb that declares a preference for practical things over aesthetics. I intend to try every single variety of dango out there, while concurring wholeheartedly.
It’s first thing in the morning here in London and even s0, when I saw your photograph, my mouth began to water. Oh this looks heavenly:) Janet
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They were the best sweets I ever tasted and I’m Indian! Try them out, if you can 🙂
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I will definitely look for them in London:)
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They look delicious!
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They are..😍
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Looks delicious
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I know these well and I am not Asian . 🙂
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Haha…
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Great photo. I’ve never heard of this dish but you quipped my interest..haha. Love your writing style. Great read. 🙂
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Thank you. The image credits go to Pixabay🙂
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It’s a reAlly cool website where you can get photos that aren’t copyrighted. Check it out.
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😲 wow!!!!
Those really look 👀 so good
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They are…😋
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Scrumptious!!!
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The best part is…there are so many varieties, you will end up loving at least one😉
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I don’t doubt that one bit !😍
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Dango! Yum yum! 🙃
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You must have the best ones there in Japan.
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We do! In different shapes and sizes, and quite colorful sometimes. You gave me a nice idea! I’ll try to write about them one of these days. (^ω^)
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Looking forward to that😍
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I now have a looong list of topics waiting to be published. Lol!
But I’m always happy to add a few more. (*^O^*)
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Lucky you…I usually have to look around for writing material 😉
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Someday, they’ll come to you. The great blogosphere is challenging you to come up with awesome posts… Be one with the blogosphere… Don’t resist… Lol 😆
Sorry, couldn’t help it. 😅
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Haha…love your sense of humor…like being one with the force😋
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Haha! I’m still hung up on the Star Wars parody post. 😄
The end of the video was hilarious.
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You have such a wonderful way with words…very evocative and inviting….thanks for sharing this mouth-watering post 🙂
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Thank you for reading 😊
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That looks delicious! Do they parcel some to India? 😉
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I don’t think so…but I’m sure India has a few Japanese restaurants…they should have dango..it is actually a great business idea…a small cafe selling dango in any mall would catch on fast over there 🙂
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Yeah.. these look like paneer with caramel sauce. More like rosogulla than just paneer ..
I love japanese chocolates. The ones with wine filling, my all time favorite😀
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I love pretty much everything Japanese..a bit obsessed there 😛
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You are an Indian living in Japan?
A couple of years ago, I learnt few words in Japanese. All I remember now is arigato gozaimasu, konnichiwa and ohayo 😀
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Na..Indian origin American in love with Japan.
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Good to hear 🙂 is wasabi your favourite? 😂
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Na…I’m a Ramen girl through and through..don’t mind wasabi in my ramen though.
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😀😀
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BTW…I should complement you on your supercalifragilistic name..love Mary Poppins.
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Thank you 😀 I am actually surprised because many do not know Mary Poppins. They think it’s just some crazy name. Well it is kinda crazy, but it’s not mine 😀
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oh…people are missing out..besides, Julie Andrews is magnificent.
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Yes 😀
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Pretty much a citizen of the world.
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We are all humans, country or origin doesn’t matter in the end isn’t it. 😀
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Exactly..
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Btw I am a girl too. Just saying… There are few who have not replied to my comments thinking I am a boy. 😂😂😂
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Na…I knew that 😛
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Then fine 😛😛
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Besides…wouldn’t really make a difference..boy or girl..I like talking to everybody 😀
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Yes. Even I think the same. But there are few who think otherwise. If a guy, he prefers to talk to girl and vice versa 😛 I think with names like mine and yours, nobody gets to know so we are pretty much safe from all those cheesy talks 😂😂
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True..hehe…but I think mostly you can tell from the posts…
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Hmmm. Never thought about it. I just comment or reply to comments, girl or guy doesn’t matter as long as there is some nice conversation 😀
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