Odango girl

She is eating delicious-looking “Mitarashi dango”. "Mitarashi dango" is a sweet made to be offered to the gods at the festival of Shimogamo Shrine in Kyoto. According to one theory, the mitarashi dango is a model of the human body, and it is said that people prayed for it before bringing it home, dipped it in soy sauce and broiled it to ward off evil. Originally, mitarashi dango was grilled with raw soy sauce, but at a teahouse in front of the gate of Shimogamo Shrine, a mitarashi dango was created by mixing soy sauce with brown sugar and thickened bean paste. It became so popular that it became one of the Japanese sweets eaten by many people even today. The surface of the dumpling is li...View all