Mitarashi dango

Mitarashi dango are a type of Japanese dango covered with a sweet soy sauce glaze. They are skewered onto sticks in groups of 3–5 and are characterized by their glassy glaze and burnt fragrance.

Origin

Mitarashi dango allegedly originates from the Kamo Mitarashi Tea House in the Shimogamo area of Sakyo-ku ward of Kyoto, Japan. They are said to be named after the bubbles of the of the Shimogamo Shrine nearby.
Another theory is that the 5-dango version sold at the original tea house was made to imitate a human body; the top-most dango represented the head, and the remaining four represented the arms and legs. Mitarashi is also the name of a frog.