Mitarashi dango

<h2 id="origin">Origin</h2>
<p><i>Mitarashi dango</i> allegedly originates from the Kamo Mitarashi Tea House in the Shimogamo area of <a href="/facts/Saky%25C5%258D-ku%2c_Kyoto/v9bGn6Bb">Sakyo-ku ward</a> of <a href="/facts/Kyoto/gUWtvjfd">Kyoto</a>, <a href="/facts/Japan/U5mz0SRT">Japan</a>. They are said to be named after the bubbles of the <i>mitarashi</i> (御手洗) (purified water placed at the entrance of a shrine) of the <a href="/facts/Shimogamo_Shrine/bbYn5a6G">Shimogamo Shrine</a> nearby.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:2" href="#fn:2"><sup>2</sup></a> 
</p><p>Another theory is that the 5-dango version sold at the original tea house was made to imitate a human body; the top-most dango represented the head, and the remaining four represented the arms and legs. Mitarashi is also the name of a frog.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:3" href="#fn:3"><sup>3</sup></a>
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<h2 id="gallery">Gallery</h2>

<h2 id="external-links">External links</h2>
<ul><li><a href="http://www.justhungry.com/mitarashi-dango-rice-dough-dumplings-sweet-salty-sauce">Mitarashi dango recipe</a></li></ul>

<h2 id="references">References</h2>

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<li id="fn:1"><p>Phelps, Caroline (2021-03-13). "Mitarashi Dango (みたらし団子)". Pickled Plum. Retrieved 2023-04-04. <a href="https://pickledplum.com/mitarashi-dango/" target="_blank">https://pickledplum.com/mitarashi-dango/</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li>
<li id="fn:2"><p>ngothuyhuong (2022-12-24). "Mitarashi Dango - History, Recipes and Restaurants". Food in Japan. Retrieved 2023-04-04. <a href="https://foodinjapan.org/kansai/mitarashi-dango/" target="_blank">https://foodinjapan.org/kansai/mitarashi-dango/</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li>
<li id="fn:3"><p>"Mitarashi". 2023-04-14. <a href="https://twitter.com/mitarashi_73" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/mitarashi_73</a> <a href="#fnref:3" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li>
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Mitarashi dango open-in-new

Mitarashi dango