Mochitsuki

Sumo wrestlers making omochi

Me with two brave sumo wrestlers (it was really cold!)

061207, Thursday

Now and then special activities are held for the international students and today it was time for mochitsuki, which is rice cake making. Mochi is a special rice cake which you enjoy during New Year. For instance you can eat it with sweet red beans. It is really delicious! The mochi has a very special consistency. It is very soft and may ressemble the consistency of a chewing gum in some sense. To get it in this soft shape you use the club to hit the rice, which is seen in the first picture. When it is soft enough it is ready to eat. We had the honour of having sumo wrestlers as guests helping us out with making the mochi :)