Aunty Na-chan’s dango turns up in mochi cookbook

By Betty Shimabukuro

POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Mar 20, 2013

~~<p>This story begins during the childhood of Rachel Kaminaka, specifically in the kitchen of her aunt, Natsue Iwamoto, "Aunty Na-chan." Aunty made a favorite family dessert that she just called dango.</p>
<p>"Dango" is the Japanese word for any number of dumplings. Kaminaka described her aunt's as mochi with black bean filling, wrapped in banana leaves and steamed. It was sweet and had no coconut flavor.</p>
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This story begins during the childhood of Rachel Kaminaka, specifically in the kitchen of her aunt, Natsue Iwamoto, "Aunty Na-chan." Aunty made a favorite family dessert that she just called dango.

"Dango" is the Japanese word for any number of dumplings. Kaminaka described her aunt's as mochi with black bean filling, wrapped in banana leaves and steamed. It was sweet and had no coconut flavor. Login for more...