Introducing 5 popular ways to eat mochi(rice cake) at home

My children love rice cakes.
That’s why I usually eat mochi(rice cake), not just for New Year.
This time, we will introduce the knowledge about mochi and how to eat “sugar soy sauce, soybean flour, red bean paste, grated radish, Ozoni” which is popular at home.

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What is mochi?

Mochi is made by cooking glutinous rice and kneading it.
The history is old, as you can see from the Nara period books about 1300 years ago. And, from ancient times, it has been said that it is a mysterious food as a special existence where God dwells.

Efficacy of mochi

Mochi contains a lot of sugar. The carbohydrate content of “rice” is 37.1g out of 100g, while the amount of mochi is 50.3g.
Some athletes, such as marathon runners and triathlons, eat mochi before the game in competitions that require endurance. This is because a small amount can provide a lot of nutrition. However, it is important to note that it is delicious and you just end up eating too much.

How to cook mochi

Bake in the oven until the mochi swells.
Alternatively, boil in boiling water until soft.

The 5 best ways to eat mochi, which is popular at MY home

Best 1 Isobe-yaki (Soy sauce mochi)

ingredients

Mix soy sauce and sugar,
Tangle in mochi.
Wrap seaweed and eat.

2nd place Kinako mochi (soybean flour)

ingredients

Mix everything,
Put the baked mochi in hot water to soften it,

Sprinkled.

3rd place  Azuki mochi(red beans paste)

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ingredients

Put the baked mochi in hot water to soften it,
Sprinkled

4th place Ozoni (new year dish)

Put mochi in “Suiji” and eat
How to make the soup “Suiji” using the most soup stock

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ingredients

Boil the soup stock over low heat so that it does not boil.
Add salt, sake and soy sauce.
Boil carrots, radishes, spinach and chicken

5th place Mizore mochi (grated radish)

ingredients

Grated radish, soy sauce and sprinkled on mochi

January 11th is the day of “Kagami-biraki” to eat Kagami-mochi in preparation for the New Year.

It is said that you can spend a healthy and happy year by eating the Kagami Mochi that was displayed on New Year’s Day.
We all ate mochi on this day.

 

 

 

 

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