【Japanese culture with videos】mochi(もち)

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Mochi

Mochi is Japanese sticky rice cake.

It can be for sweets as well as other dishes with meat, fish or vegitables.

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What is mochi made from?

Mochi is made from sticky rice.

  • sticky rice: used to make mochi
  • short grain rice: used when you make sushi
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How to turn sticky rice into mochi

Some rice cookers cook sticky rice as well as pound it to turn into mochi.

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How to pound mochi

People used to pound mochi with a wooden hammer and mortar when they did not have a rice cooker.

Some professional mochi makers still use them.

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