Posted January 8, 2012 by Jonelle Patrick3 Comments Food

Mitarashi Donut

On the left, observe that irresistible staple of Japanese festival snackdom, mitarashi dango: a skewer of gooey rice balls slathered in salty-sweet goodness. On the right, Mister Donut’s homage, the mitarashi donut: a ring of fried dough, dripping with that very same salty-sweet sauce. Sadly, they don’t come skewered three to a stick.

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Writing mystery books set in Tokyo is mostly what I do, but I also blog about the odd stuff I see every day in Japan. I'm a graduate of Stanford University and the Sendagaya Japanese Institute in Tokyo, and a member of the International Thriller Writers, the Mystery Writers of America, and Sisters In Crime. When I'm not in Tokyo, I live in San Francisco. I also host a travel site called The Tokyo Guide I Wish I'd Had, so if you're headed to Japan and want to check out the places I take my friends when they're in town, take a look!

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I want some of that salty-sweet sauce on SOMETHING, it sounds excellent.

Jonelle Patrick says:

January 9, 2012 at 4:48 pm

It’s weirdly addictive. And this donut was kind of interesting too. Mister Donut is known for a special kind of chewy donut called the Pon-de. Seems like they used the Pon-de recipe, and made it even less sweet than usual so it wouldn’t be too sugary with the sauce.

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