Thursday, May 2, 2024
The snack we will have in honor of Dragon Boat Festival is "Sasa Dango," delicious dumplings handmade by the mothers of the Hokuryu Town group "Fuminokai (Representative: Ms. Etsuko Tomii)"!
Bamboo grass dumplings" by the Fumi no Kai in Hokuryu Town
This year marks the 32nd year of the "Sasa-dango (bamboo grass dumplings) making" activity, which started in 1992.
The current situation is that the members are aging, with most of them over 70 years old, and their future continuation is in jeopardy.
Made with all Hokuryu-machi ingredients, including natural "mugwort" and "bamboo grass leaves" that grow wild in Hokuryu-machi.
In early spring, members pick mugwort and in summer, they gather bamboo grass leaves. The rice is made from all Hokuryu-machi ingredients: "Nanatsuboshi" (Uruchi rice) and "Hakucho Mochi" (glutinous rice) from Hokuryu-machi, and "Azuki" (azuki beans) from Hokuryu-machi.
Handmade with lots of love
And all production, such as azuki-bean stew, steamed yomogi-mochi, and wrapped bamboo leaves, are handmade with sincerity and love by the members at the processing center, Shokuno-Koubou-Palm.
The finest bamboo grass dumplings, filled with yomogi (mugwort) and sweet bean paste, soft and gently sweet!
All the ingredients were born in Hokuryu-cho, and the Hokuryu-cho Sasa Dango family!
We eat it while sincerely wishing for the healthy growth of the children,
We hope that you will enjoy the finest bamboo grass dumplings made with love, gratitude, and prayers from the mothers of Hokuryu Town.
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◇ Reporting and writing by Ikuko Terauchi (Photography and editorial assistance by Noboru Terauchi)
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