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''Dango'' are eaten year-round, but the different varieties are traditionally eaten in given seasons. Three to four ''dango'' are often served on a Skewer . One variety of ''dango'' from Hokkaido is made from Potato Flour and baked with ''shoyu'' ( Soy Sauce ).

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''Dango'' is used internationally amongst Go players as a deprecatory term for an inefficient, dumpling-like cluster of stones in a Go game. It is also the name of a go variant invented in 1991.


Different Types

There are many different varieties of ''dango'' which are usually named after the various seasonings served on or with it.
  • '' are used on rare occasions. An-Dango is the most popular flavor in Japan.

  • ''Mitarashi'': A syrup made from '' Shoyu '' (soy sauce), Sugar and Starch . Popular with children.

  • '' Kinako '': A toasted soy flour. Recently ''kinako'' has been identified as a healthy food.

  • ''Goma'': Sesame seeds. Also considered to be a "healthy" food. It is both sweet and salty.

  • ''Chichi-Dango''

  • '' Nori '': dried and seasoned seaweed



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'price fixing' cartel-type activity in the Japanese construction industry. There have been many 'dango' scandals in Japan in recent years, although the illegal and secretive business practice is far from being stamped out, despite foreign pressure on the Japanese.


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