Dango is usually coated with azuki-an (a sweet red paste made from red azuki beans) or sato-joyu-an (soy sauce with sugar) or kinako (sweet soybean flour), sometimes it is put in shiruko (warm sweet soup made from azuki-an) or mitsumame (a cold dessert made with gelatin cubes, red peas, fruits and syrup).
小豆の餡や砂糖醤油餡、黄粉（きなこ）をつけたり、汁粉やみつまめに入れたりして食べる。