The many different varieties of dango are usually named after the various seasonings served on or with it.

Anko dango is commonly made with (sweetened) red bean paste; ingredients other than azuki are used on rare occasions.

Chadango is green-tea flavored dango.

Botchan dango has three colors.
 One is colored by red beans, the second by eggs, and the third by green tea.

Denpun dango from Hokkaido is made from potato flour and baked with sweet boiled beans.

Kuri dango is coated in chestnut paste.

Chichi dango is a slightly sweet, light treat usually eaten as a dessert.

Hanami dango also has three colors, and is traditionally made during Sakura-viewing season, hence the name  (Hanami means "flower viewing"; hana meaning "flower", and mi meaning "to see").

Goma uses  sesame seeds.
It is both sweet and salty.

Kibi dango is made with millet flour.
This variety is prominently featured in the tale of Momotaro, a folkloric Japanese hero, who offers the rounded ball (not skewered) to three talking animals in exchange for their aid in fighting demons.

Kinako is made with toasted soy flour.

Kushi dango is held by a skewer.

Mitarashi is covered with a syrup made from shouyu (soy sauce), sugar, and starch.

Nikudango is a type of meatball.

Teppanyaki  on a skewer has a tangy teppanyaki taste.

Sasa dango is produced and eaten primarily in Niigata Prefecture.
Sasa dango has two varieties: onna dango and otoko dango.
Onna dango (literally "female dango") is filled with anko, while the otoko dango (literally "male dango") is filled with kinpira.
The dango is wrapped in leaves of sasa for the purpose of preservation.
The many different varieties of dango are usually named after the various seasonings served on or with it.
Anko dango is commonly made with (sweetened) red bean paste; ingredients other than azuki are used on rare occasions.
Chadango is green-tea flavored dango.
Botchan dango has three colors.  One is colored by red beans, the second by eggs, and the third by green tea.
Denpun dango from Hokkaido is made from potato flour and baked with sweet boiled beans.
Kuri dango is coated in chestnut paste.
Chichi dango is a slightly sweet, light treat usually eaten as a dessert.
Hanami dango also has three colors, and is traditionally made during Sakura-viewing season, hence the name  (Hanami means "flower viewing"; hana meaning "flower", and mi meaning "to see").
Goma uses  sesame seeds. It is both sweet and salty.
Kibi dango is made with millet flour. This variety is prominently featured in the tale of Momotaro, a folkloric Japanese hero, who offers the rounded ball (not skewered) to three talking animals in exchange for their aid in fighting demons.
Kinako is made with toasted soy flour.
Kushi dango is held by a skewer.
Mitarashi is covered with a syrup made from shouyu (soy sauce), sugar, and starch.
Nikudango is a type of meatball.
Teppanyaki  on a skewer has a tangy teppanyaki taste.
Sasa dango is produced and eaten primarily in Niigata Prefecture. Sasa dango has two varieties: onna dango and otoko dango. Onna dango (literally "female dango") is filled with anko, while the otoko dango (literally "male dango") is filled with kinpira. The dango is wrapped in leaves of sasa for the purpose of preservation.
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