For centuries, the moon has held a mystical appeal to the Japanese. Tsukimi or moon viewing, is a practice of apreciating the full moon in autumn that begain over a 1,000 years ago. In autumn, when the air is clear and its not too cold outside, it is the perfect time for viewing the moon. Tsukimi Dango – moon-viewing dumplings – are non-skewered filled or plain dumplings that are traditionally eaten during the moon viewing festival (tsukimi) in mid-September, this year on the 24th. They are usually displayed in a pyramid-shaped pile. Tsukimi Dango are very easy to make and its also easy to add your own twist to the recipe to change the flavour or texture of the dumplings. Tsukimi Dango  One 120g bag of dango flour だんご粉1袋 (dango kona) will make about 15 dango. ★Ingredients:
★Preparation: 1. In a large mixing bowl, add the flour, add the sugar (optional), add the flavourings (optional), lightly mix. 2. Slowly add the water to the flour, kneed and mix with your hands. You should get a dough that isn’t too soft and is well combined. 3. From the dough make 15 small, round dumplings – about the size of ping-pong ball. 4. Boil some water in a pot and gently lower the dango balls in with a table-spoon or ladel. 5. Boil them long enough for them to float and then cook them for an additional minute. 6. Take off the heat and add cold water to the pan. Put the dango on a mesh tray and let them cool.  |
Kidd_ViciousSep 5, 2018 3:08 PM
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