Mitarashi dango were originally made at the Kamo Mitarashi Tea House at Shimogamo, Sakyo Ward, Kyoto City, and apparently these dumplings were made to look like bubbles in the Mitarashi no ike Pond, which is in the precincts of Shimogamo-jinja Shrine. |
みたらし団子は、京都市左京区下鴨の加茂みたらし茶屋が発祥で、この店の近所に鎮座する下鴨神社境内にある御手洗池(みたらしのいけ)の水泡を模して、この団子がつくられたといわれている。 |