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Denpun dango (でんぷん団子): What It Is, Ingredients & Origin

Last updated: 2026-09-17

Denpun dango (でんぷん団子) is a Japanese food classified as dango, dessert. Ingredients listed for it include potato flour.

Name in Japaneseでんぷん団子
Typedango, dessert
Main ingredientspotato flour

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