Dango is a Japanese traditional sweet and a kind of dumpling made from rice flour (rice flour is kneaded with water or hot water and steamed or boiled to make a dumpling which is called 'mochi'; the mochi is cut into pieces which are shaped like small balls which are called 'dango').
団子（だんご）は、米の粉に水やお湯を加えてこねて、蒸したり茹でたりしてできた餅を小さくまるめた菓子である。