One of the best parts about trying different national cuisines is seeing a country's interpretation of the various food categories. The French have pâtisserie, and in Japan, they have a style of ...

Last year, we were salivating over the announcement of an unusual watermelon "dango" sweet, but by the time we got around to placing an order, the frozen dessert was so popular it had already sold out ...

There’s a famous saying in Japan, hana yori dango, which literally translates as “dango over flowers” and is used to mean “substance over form." This meaning comes from the fact that dango (sweet ...

Sweet potato dango is a chewy Japanese-inspired treat made from garnet sweet potato and glutinous rice flour. These soft, bite-sized balls are boiled, skewered and drizzled with a rich soy-sugar glaze ...