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Botchan Dango

坊っちゃんだんご

A classic Shikoku souvenir from the novel "Botchan"

“Botchan Dango” is a famous confectionary in Matsuyama City, Ehime Prefecture. It is famous as the dango that appears in Soseki Natsume’s novel “Botchan” as the main character’s favorite food.

坊っちゃんだんごを開封

These colorful and cute skewered dumplings come in three different colors.

坊っちゃんだんごのズーム

Each Color dumpling tastes as follows

Green … green tea bean paste
Yellow … yolk bean paste
Brown … red bean paste

Each dumpling has its own flavor.

坊っちゃんだんごを食べてみた

The sweetness is refreshing, and it is like eating red bean paste as it is. It is a major souvenir when visiting Shikoku.

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