The history, culture, and lifestyles of the area are mixed and condensed in one plate of a local dish that has been passed for generations in mountain and fishing villages throughout Japan. We will introduce various unknown local dishes, also known as the soul food of the Japanese people.

Sasadango

Niigata

Chewy paste and an in great harmony.

Sasadango

Dango made with lots of yomogi, warpped in a bamboo leaf. Sasadango with an aroma of bamboo and yomogi is a very simple and nostalgic confectionary from Niigata Prefecture. Sasadango was a staple homemade food for Tangonosekku and the rice planting season in the old days. It was born in the Sengoku Period as a preserved food, and it is thought to have been invented by the famous commander of the Sengoku Period, Kenshin Uesugi.

Information provided by : Niigata Prefecture, Website of tourism association

Local cuisine

Mochi & Dango

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