Kiritanpo (きりたんぽ) is a Japanese dish particularly in
Akita Prefecture.[1][2][3] Freshly cooked rice is pounded until somewhat mashed, then formed into cylinders around
Japanese cedar skewers, and toasted over an open hearth. It can then be served with sweet
miso or cooked as
dumplings with meat and vegetables in
soups.[4][5][6][7]
^Kiritanpo. WASHOKU - Japanese Food Culture - Japanese Cuisine. Accessed 7 September 2009.
^"Kiritanpo". Hosking, Richard. A Dictionary of Japanese Food: Ingredients & Culture. Rutland, Vt: Tuttle Publishing, 1997, p. 80.
ISBN978-0-8048-2042-4.