page_title: Dango
hierarchical_section_title: Dango
caption_attribution_description: 日本語: 花見団子 English: A flower viewing dumpling Français&#160;: Botchan dango (団子, boulette de riz, au haricots rouges, œufs, et thé vert) pour Hanami (花見).
context_page_description: Dango is a Japanese dumpling made from mochiko. It is sticky and filling. It is often served with green tea.
  Dango are eaten throughout the year, but the different types are traditionally eaten in certain seasons. Three to four dango are often served on a skewer. One variety of dango from Hokkaidō is made from potato flour and baked with shoyu.
  A common Japanese proverb "Hana yori dango" is related to the custom of cherry blossom viewing.
context_section_description: Dango (団子) is a Japanese dumpling made from mochiko (rice flour). It is sticky and filling.  It is often served with green tea.
  Dango are eaten throughout the year, but the different types are traditionally eaten in certain seasons. Three to four dango are often served on a skewer. One variety of dango from Hokkaidō is made from potato flour and baked with shoyu (soy sauce).
  A common Japanese proverb "Hana yori dango" (花より団子, which translates as "dumplings rather than flowers") is related to the custom of cherry blossom viewing (hanami).
caption: Hanami Dango.
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