tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8421337.post112714578985297484..comments2024-02-17T19:56:14.419+09:00Comments on Obachan's Kitchen & Balcony Garden: Offered to the Harvest Moonobachanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18146311760014752971noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8421337.post-1127317142253496982005-09-22T00:39:00.000+09:002005-09-22T00:39:00.000+09:00Welcome to my blog, Glutton-Rabbit :DShiratama dan...Welcome to my blog, Glutton-Rabbit :D<BR/>Shiratama dango can be used as moon-viewing dumplings as well as other kinds of dumplings. The point is their shape, so as far as they are round to symbolize the full moon, the type of flour used does not matter too much, I guess.<BR/><BR/>About the difference between those powders:<BR/>According to several Japanese websites I went through, they are both obachanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18146311760014752971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8421337.post-1127229033222245142005-09-21T00:10:00.000+09:002005-09-21T00:10:00.000+09:00Bachan! This is my first visit to your blog. I lik...Bachan! This is my first visit to your blog. I like it very much!<BR/><BR/>Are the dumplings known as shiratama dango? Also what is the difference between mochiko and shiratamako?<BR/> <BR/><BR/><A></A><A></A>Posted by<A><B> </B></A><A HREF="http://glutton-island.blogspot.com/" REL="nofollow" TITLE="gluttonisland at yahoo dot com">Glutton-Rabbit</A>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8421337.post-1127186809502211792005-09-20T12:26:00.000+09:002005-09-20T12:26:00.000+09:00carlyn Dumplings for moon-viewing are usually made...carlyn <BR/>Dumplings for moon-viewing are usually made from either joshinko or shiratamako, or mixture of both.<BR/>Joshinko is a powder form made from non-glutinous, short-grain rice, and shiratamako from glutinous rice. You mix the rice powder with sugar and hot water, knead, make into small balls and steam/boil. Or more popularly, the dough can be microwaved to skip the steaming/boiling Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8421337.post-1127166724721707322005-09-20T06:52:00.000+09:002005-09-20T06:52:00.000+09:00Lovely pics..Obachan..! and thank you for sharing...Lovely pics..Obachan..! and thank you for sharing |! <BR/><BR/><A></A><A></A>Posted by<A><B> </B></A><A HREF="http://babybokchoi.blogsome.com/" REL="nofollow" TITLE="bokchoibaby at gmail dot com">Big BoK</A>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8421337.post-1127150623118080442005-09-20T02:23:00.000+09:002005-09-20T02:23:00.000+09:00obachan;lovely photos...great descriptions....What...obachan;<BR/>lovely photos...great descriptions....What kind of dumplings? <BR/><BR/><A></A><A></A>Posted by<A><B> </B></A><A HREF="http://kokonuggetyumyum.blogspot.com/2005/09/offered-to-harvest-moon.html#comments" REL="nofollow" TITLE="hamakichi53 at yahoo dot com">carlyn</A>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com