🍲 Batto Jiru/Dango Jiru/Suiton (Soup with Dumpling)

We generally call a miso soup with vegetables and dumplings made from wheat flour/rice flour ‘Suiton', but there are various names with same soup depending on the area. It's called ‘Batto Jiru' in old Nishi-Nasuno area of Nasu-Shiobara City, ‘Hatto Jiru' in old Bato area in Nakagawa Cho, ‘Dango Jiru' in old Kamikawachi in Utsunomiya City, and ‘Tocchanagi', which means ‘catch the dumpling and fall it down' in Kuzuu area in Sano City. It used to be a traditional home food to replace rice in the area with less paddy fields. It is still served at home because they can use any seasonal vegetables and it's easy to cook.