Japanese Rice Dumpling
Zongzi the chinese equivalent of the japanese chimaki is a sticky rice dumpling.
Japanese rice dumpling. Add rice and salt cover and reduce heat to medium. Dango is a japanese dumpling and sweet made from mochiko related to mochi it generally is finished round shaped three to five dango are often served on a skewer skewered dango pieces called kushi dango 串団子. The japanese call these rice dumplings obagies bring water to boil in a 2 quart saucepan. Preheat oven to 350 degrees f.
Check to see if more water must be added to prevent sticking remove from heat and let cool for 5 minutes. This rice dumpling is often used as a topping in desserts. Kibi dango literally millet dumpling is a local specialty of okayama prefecture. An ancient japanese custom was to float straw dolls down a river on a boat to the sea taking the bad spirits.
Chimaki japanese rice dumplings girls day known as hinamatsuri in japan is a day set aside to celebrate girls every march 3 in japan. Made by heating and kneading a mixture of glutinous rice flour sugar millet powder and starch syrup kibi dango is a white very soft and chewy rice dumpling. Cook for one hour. Kibi dango きびだんご image.