sesame balls; goma dango
A Japanese-style Chinese sweet: deep-fried glutinous rice balls coated in sesame seeds, often filled with red bean paste.
I bought and ate sesame balls in Chinatown.
The sesame balls at this shop are generously filled with red bean paste.
Standard mixed kanji-kana spelling; widely used in menus and recipes.
Katakana spelling for ごま, often seen in commercial contexts.
Full kanji spelling; less common but still encountered.
From ごま (sesame) + 団子 (dango, dumpling). The dish is a Japanese adaptation of Chinese jiandui.