mugwort-flavored rice dumpling
A traditional Japanese sweet made from rice flour and flavored with yomogi (mugwort), giving it a green color and herbal taste. Often served with sweet red bean paste.
In spring, my grandmother makes mugwort rice dumplings for us.
The mugwort dumplings at this Japanese confectionery have a rich yomogi fragrance.
Generic rice dumpling; 草団子 is a specific variety flavored with mugwort.
Compound of 草 (kusa, 'grass/herb') and 団子 (dango, 'rice dumpling'), referring to the mugwort (yomogi) used as flavoring.