Even if I am Japanese and certainly love most Japanese food, I don't like all Japanese food. And I must confess that I am not too fond of a lot of traditional Japanese sweets that are based on sweetened beans. For the most part they are way too sweet for me, and if I make them for myself I'm always adjusting the sweetness level, as with my ohagi or botamochi.
Mitarashi dango, however, are my absolute favorite traditional sweet. They are not really that sweet really - that shiny caramel colored sauce (which is called mitarashi sauce) is sweet and savory at the same time. It goes perfectly with the bland, slightly chewy dango or dumplings. (Dango is the name for unfilled solid dumplings.)
You will probably see the dango just plained boiled more often than not. But grilling the dango makes them taste much better, in my opinion.
IMPORTANT: Please read before proceeding
Many people have written in over the years wondering about substitutions for the two rice flours, which are the traditional flours used to make mitarashi dango. I've suggested a couple, but this recipe really does work best if you can locate the flours here. They are very commonly available in Japan, and any well stocked Japanese (as in JAPANESE, not generic Asian/Chinese/Korean) grocery store should carry both - or, at least they should carry the shiratama-ko.
Another reason some people have trouble with this recipe is that they do not follow the instructions! Do read through carefully and follow them. You must adjust the consistency of the dough and knead it until smooth before cooking. If you don't do this you are going to have hard dumplings or ones that disintegrate in the water. Follow the instructions! If you can't do that you will fail. Thank you.
Even if I am Japanese and certainly love most Japanese food, I don't like all Japanese food. And I must confess that I am not too fond of a lot of traditional Japanese sweets that are based on sweetened beans. For the most part they are way too sweet for me, and if I make them for myself I'm always adjusting the sweetness level, as with my ohagi or botamochi.Mitarashi dango, however, are my absolute favorite traditional sweet. They are not really that sweet really - that shiny caramel colored sauce (which is called mitarashi sauce) is sweet and savory at the same time. It goes perfectly with the bland, slightly chewy dango or dumplings. (Dango is the name for unfilled solid dumplings.)You will probably see the dango just plained boiled more often than not. But grilling the dango makes them taste much better, in my opinion.IMPORTANT: Please read before proceedingMany people have written in over the years wondering about substitutions for the two rice flours, which are the traditional flours used to make mitarashi dango. I've suggested a couple, but this recipe really does work best if you can locate the flours here. They are very commonly available in Japan, and any well stocked Japanese (as in JAPANESE, not generic Asian/Chinese/Korean) grocery store should carry both - or, at least they should carry the shiratama-ko.Another reason some people have trouble with this recipe is that they do not follow the instructions! Do read through carefully and follow them. You must adjust the consistency of the dough and knead it until smooth before cooking. If you don't do this you are going to have hard dumplings or ones that disintegrate in the water. Follow the instructions! If you can't do that you will fail. Thank you.
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