username;; 9TailedFox
deer name;; Onigiri
favorite food & why (500 word limit);;Onigiri loves most Japanese food, but she doesn't like all Japanese food. And shes not too fond of a lot of traditional Japanese sweets that are based on sweetened beans. For the most part they are way too sweet for her, and if she makes them for herself shes always adjusting the sweetness level, as with her ohagi or botamochi.
Mitarashi dango, however, are her absolute favorite traditional sweet. They are not really that sweet really - that shiny caramel colored sauce (which is called mitarashi sauce) is sweet and savory at the same time. It goes perfectly with the bland, slightly chewy dango or dumplings. (Dango is the name for unfilled solid dumplings.)
You will probably see the dango just plained boiled more often than not. But grilling the dango makes them taste much better, in her opinion.
There are meny types of dango such as:
Anko: Commonly known as (sweetened) red bean paste, while ingredients other than azuki are used on rare occasions.
Chadango: Green-tea flavored dango.
Bocchan dango: Dango that has three colors. One is colored by red beans, the second by eggs, and the third by green tea.
Denpun dango: Variety of dango from Hokkaido made from potato flour and baked with sweet boiled beans.
Kuri dango: Dango coated in chestnut paste.
Chichi dango: Slightly sweet light treats usually eaten as a dessert.
Hanami dango: Also has three colors, Hanami dango is traditionally made during Sakura-viewing season. Hence the name Hanami (Hanami means "flower viewing"; hana meaning "flower", and mi meaning "to see").
Goma: Sesame seeds. It is both sweet and salty.
Kibi dango: Dango 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: A toasted soy flour.
Kushi dango: Dango held by a skewer.
Mitarashi: Covered with a syrup made from shouyu (soy sauce), sugar and starch.
Nikudango: A type of meatball.
Teppanyaki: Dango on a skewer with a tangy teppanyaki taste.
Sasa dango: Dango that 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.
Not to mention The Big Dango Family, which she finds absolutely adorable!
Theme Song:
Dango Dango Dango Dango
Dango Daikazoku
Yancha na yaki-dango, Yasashii an-dango
Minna, minna, awasete hyakunin kazoku
aka-chan dango ha itsumo shiawase no naka de
toshiyori dango ha me wo hosometeru
nakayoshi dango te wo tsunagi ooki na marui wa ni naru yo
machi wo tsukuri dango hoshi no ue minna de waraiau yo
usagi mo sora de te wo futte miteru dekkai otsuki-sama
ureshii koto kanashii koto mo zenbu marumete.
Heres an English version showing The Big Dango Family,
https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=A4wGo ... ture=shareThats why Onigiri's favorite food Is dango!
personality;;
Onigiri is eligent and kind, shes always facing things with a grin. She likes simple things and never asks for much. She finds happiness in making others smile and crys when others cry. She loves flower veiwing (mostly sakura) in the spring and sitting under a kotatsu come winter. Onigiri loves poetry and music she personally hates rock or pop but enjoys quiet instrumentals.
Super Kawaii :3