The proverb 'hana yori dango' (dumplings are preferable to flowers) has its origins in the eating of dango at hanami parties and makes fun of people's tendency to choose a more tangible substance such as dango over the abstract act of viewing flowers.
「花より団子」という諺は花見団子に由来し、花の観賞という抽象的な行為より団子という実質を選ぶ行動を揶揄したもの。