Thursday, May 2, 2024
The snack to celebrate Boys' Day is "Sasa Dango," a delicious rice dumpling handmade by the mothers of the Hokuryu Town group "Fumi no Kai" (Representative: Tomii Etsuko)!!!
"Bamboo dumplings" by Hokuryu Town's "Fumi no Kai"
The "Sasadango Making" activity, which began in 1992 (Heisei 4), is now in its 32nd year.
The membership is aging, with most members over 70 years old, and there are concerns about whether the association will continue in the future.
All ingredients are sourced from Hokuryu Town, including natural mugwort and bamboo leaves that grow wild in the town.
Members gather mugwort that grows wild in the local area in early spring and bamboo leaves in summer. All ingredients are produced in Hokuryu Town, including glutinous rice "Nanatsuboshi" and glutinous rice "Hakuchomochi," as well as azuki beans produced in Hokuryu Town.
Handmade with love
All of the products, including boiled red beans, steamed mugwort rice cakes, and wrapped in bamboo leaves, are handmade with love and sincerity by members at the Palm Food and Agriculture Workshop, a processing center.
These exquisite bamboo dumplings are packed with mugwort and bean paste, and are soft and gently sweet!!!
All ingredients are from the Hokuryu Sasa Dango family, born in Hokuryu!
We hope for the healthy growth of our children.
The mothers of Hokuryu Town make these exquisite sasa dango with lots of love, gratitude, and prayers.
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◇ Interview and text: Ikuko Terauchi (Photography and editing assistance: Noboru Terauchi)
