noun
Kibi dango; sweet mochi dumpling from Okayama
A famous regional sweet from Okayama Prefecture, often associated with the Momotarō folktale. Typically made with mochi flour and sometimes millet flour.
岡山のお土産に吉備団子を買った。
I bought Kibi dango as a souvenir from Okayama.
桃太郎は吉備団子を持って鬼ヶ島へ向かった。
Momotarō set off for Onigashima with Kibi dango.
noun
millet dumpling
A simple dumpling made primarily from millet flour. Less common than the Okayama sweet; often written 黍団子.
昔は黍団子がよく食べられていた。
In the past, millet dumplings were commonly eaten.
吉備 (Kibi, an old province name now part of Okayama) + 団子 (dumpling). The name reflects its origin as a local specialty.