It’s traditional in Japan to make mochi for New Year. I want to share this very short video with you. It’s my family making anko mochi. We use a special kind of rice called mochigome, which translates as mochi-rice. The anko is made from sweet red bean paste. You put it in the center of the mochi and roll it all into a ball.
The anko mochi are delicious. But take care not to eat too many. You might get stomach ache like me 🤣
Thank you for reading. I wish you all a very Happy New Year and all the very best for 2022!
-Wakizashi, *enjoying a wee dram of Scotch whiskey from Islay*
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Lovely! Is that sweet? Send some over here, please 😁
And a happy New Year to you!
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🙂 Yes, the sweet red bean paste gives the rice cake a nice shot of sweetness. All the best to you!
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Mrs B loves mochi!
Not that she has much choice of variety here in New England 😀
Happy New Year when it arrives….
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That’s good to know 😊
And the same to you and yours! As I type this it’s 4 hours 20 mins to go!
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Think you’ll make it to midnight? I haven’t for about the past decade 😀
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Haha! It’s touch and go at the moment 👺
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That absolutely has to be the coolest New Years tradition! I love it. Thanks much for sharing. I just love mochi and don’t get them nearly often enough, and not nearly as fresh as these. Probably the freshest are when I can get over to a Shila Bakery, which is a chain of great Korean bakeries. Not sure how different their fresh mochi might be from Japanese mochi, but they’re much better than any of the packaged ones I’ve bought. They’re similar in size to yours, whereas the packaged ones are usually smaller. Our local Wegman’s grocery store also sells frozen ice cream mochi that are pretty good. Very difficult not to eat too many. 🙂 Happy New Year!!!
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Happy New Year from Japan! It’s 07:40 on Saturday the 1st as I type this. 🙂 I haven’t tried the Korean version of mochi yet. I’m sure they are delicious! We had some amazing sashimi last night for dinner, too. I’m feeling very lucky at the moment. 🙏I hope you have a great New Year Todd. Thanks for commenting! 👺👍
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Oh that looks absolutely delicious! Not much in choice of mochi here I’m afraid, the snacks and deserts are what I miss about living in Asia 🙂
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They are yummy and dangerously addictive. 😉 Whereabouts in Asia did you live?
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Around, mostly in Hong Kong and China, Beijing and Shanghai. But I also was briefly in Thailand and Singapore!
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Cool! That’s a nice mix of countries. It’s hard to believe that 2022 will be my twentieth year in Japan. Where does the time go? 🙂
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Save some for me, and don’t ruin that whisky! No ice, and even water must be used liberally! Happy New Year!
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My dad taught me the correct way to drink Scotch. Just a drop of water and for heaven’s sake don’t mix it with Coke or anything else. 😀 Best wishes to you too!
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