About Japanese Food: Tsukimi Dango

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Japanese Food Japanese Food Traditional Dishes Basics Easy Meals From Setsuko Yoshizuka, your Guide to Japanese Food Tsukimi means moon viewing in Japanese, and tsukimi on the night of August 15th on the lunar calendar is called Jugoya which falls on September 23 in 2010. Tsukimi Traditionally, dango (round dumplings) and satoimo (taro potatoes) are offered to the moon on Jugoya. Tsukimi dango are usually plain and are piled up in the shape of a pyramid. Read more about Japanese Tsukimi How to Make Dango Round dumplings are generally called dango, and kushi dango means skewered sweet dumplings. Kushi dango coated with sweet soy sauce based sauce are called mitarashi. Making Dango Dumplings Japanese Recipe of the Week: Ginger Pork Have you had Japanese ginger pork? It's generally called buta no shogayaki in Japan as shoga means ginger. If you like ginger flavor, this is a delicious dish to make. While marinating the meat, you can prepare the shredded cabbage. Try this flavorful and tender pork for dinner. Ginger Pork Recipe New Forum Topic: Kabayaki Question Do you like kabayaki unagi eel? A new member of our forum who likes to fish and cook posts a question. "Is it possible to combine the kabayaki glaze with other fishes, if so which would you suggest me?" Post in the Forum Japanese Food Ads Food of Japan Recipes Japanese Japenese Food Japanese Language Japanese Makeup Featured Articles Japanese Drinks & Japanese Tea Japanese Food Pictures Japanese Holiday Food and Traditional Japanese Food Japanese Food Online Stores Japanese Table Manners & Japanese Tableware Japanese Cooking Tips & Japanese Cookbooks   More from About.com Is it a Cold or the Flu? Knowing whether you have a cold or the flu can help you treat your symptoms more effectively. More> Concerned About Your Drinking? This short quiz can help you identify whether or not you have a drinking problem. More> This newsletter is written by: Setsuko Yoshizuka Japanese Food Guide Email Me | My Blog | My Forum   Sign up for more free newsletters on your favorite topics You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the About Japanese Food newsletter. If you wish to change your email address or unsubscribe, please click here. About respects your privacy: Our Privacy Policy Contact Information: 249 West 17th Street New York, NY, 10011 © 2010 About.com   Must Reads Introduction to Sushi Japanese Dessert Recipes Japanese Noodle Dishes Cooking Tempura Japanese Dashi Advertisement