Tukimi Dango 月見団子

 “Tsukimi Dango” 
 

This Wagashi  has two kinds of dumplings.

The yellow dumpling seems to express the moon.

The image of the Susuki grasses (pampas grass) on the yellow dumpling are made with a fire iron. This decoration is simple and it gives us a lovely impression of autumn.

These rice cake dumplings are covered all over with a thick outer layer of sweet bean paste.

The texture is moist and smooth.

Because the peel of the adzuki bean is mixed into the bean paste, the flavor of the adzuki bean is quite strong.

The texture of the rice cake inside is chewy.

These are made of paste and bean jam both, but we can enjoy a different texture because the outside is reversed to the inside.

So Tsukimi Dango give us a sweet image of autumn. Wagashi pleases us in every season.

Everybody, please enjoy the seasons with Wagashi!!!