Delicious

Last Monday I was at a kindergarten. We were going to go swimming, but it rained most of the day, so we couldn't. Instead, we made sasamaki, 笹巻き, at least I think those would be the kanji. My computer isn't giving me the right options, but that first one means bamboo grass, and that second one means wrap. That's pretty much what it is.

To make sasamaki, what you do is mix rice flower (I think that's what it was) and water, and basically just knead it until it has a soft consistency. You make this into balls, which are called dango. Then you skewer the dango with a stem from the bamboo grass. Then you wrap it all in leaves (there is a somewhat complex method to this) and tie it up. Once it is wrapped up [somwhat] watertight, you can boil it all. It gets really soft and gooey. To eat it, you take the leaves off and eat it like carnival food, on a stick. It is really good with soy sauce and a little sugar. Almost tastes like bananas for some reason.



Sasamaki! Not yet boiled.



Boiled and unwrapped, with some soy sauce on it. The breakfast of champions.