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A , is a preparation is a Japanese dumpling made from the meal or flour of the ''kibi'' (proso millet) grain.〔〔 The treat was used by folktale-hero Momotarō (the Peach Boy) to recruit his three beastly retainers, in the commonly know version of the tale.〔 In modern times, this millet dumpling has been confounded with the identically-sounding confection Kibi dango named after Kibi Province (now Okayama Prefecture), even though the latter hardly uses any millet at all. The confectioners continue to market their product by association with the hero Momotarō,〔 and more widely, Okayama residents have engaged in a concerted effort to claim the hero as native to their province. In this context, the millet dumpling's historical association with the Kibi Province has undergone close scrutiny. In particular, Kibitsu Shrine of the region has had ongoing association with serving food by the name ''kibi dango''. Conventionally, kibi dango or ''kibi mochi'' uses the sticky variety proso millet known as ''mochi kibi'', rather thant the regular (amylose-rich) millet used for creating sweets.〔 ==History== Use of the term ''kibi dango'' in the sense of "millet dumpling" occurs at least as early as the , in an entry dated 1488 (Chōkyō 2, 3rd month, 19th day) which mentions "kibi dango."〔〔 The Japanese-Portuguese dictionary ''Nippo Jisho'' (1603-4) also listed "qibidango," which it defined as "millet dumpling."〔〔 In earlier times, there similar foods though not designated ''kibi dango''. Writer in his 1862 essay collection observed that such foods, made out of millet meals or other ground grains undergoing a process of steaming and pounding, and recognizable as ''dango'' to his contemporaries, were once called ''bei'' (, the same character as ''mochi'') in the olden days.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Kibi dango (millet dumpling)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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