Zunda Mochi (ずんだ餅 - Green Soybeans Rice Cake)

Zunda Mochi

I bought 'zunda mochi' (ずんだ餅) today.

'Zunda mochi' is a rice cake made from mashed green soybeans and is one of the popular local delicacies in Miyagi Prefecture.

The word 'mochi' (餅) in 'zunda mochi' means "rice cake," but there are several theories about the etymology of 'zunda'(ずんだ).

The most accepted theory is that it comes from 'zuda' (豆打), which means to beat and crush beans.

Other theories include that it comes from a farmer named 'jinta' (甚太), who created 'zunda mochi'.

ずんだ餅

私は今日「ずんだ餅」を買いました。

ずんだ餅は、すりつぶした枝豆を用いた餅菓子で、宮城県を代表する郷土料理の一つです。

「餅」は "rice cake" を意味しますが、「ずんだ」の語源には幾つかの説があります。

最も有力な説は、豆を打ってつぶすことを意味する「豆打（ずだ）」から来ているというものです。

その他にも、「甚太」という農夫が創作したという説などがあります。

• Zunda Mochi (ずんだ餅 - Green Soybeans Rice Cake)
• Zunda Mochi (ずんだ餅 - Green Soybeans Rice Cake)

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• Zunda Mochi
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• I bought 'zunda mochi' (ずんだ餅) today.
• This sentence is perfect! No correction needed!

• 'Zunda mochi' is a rice cake made from mashed green soybeans and is one of the popular local delicacies in Miyagi Prefecture.
• This sentence is perfect! No correction needed!

• The word 'mochi' (餅) in 'zunda mochi' means "rice cake," but there are several theories about the etymology of 'zunda'(ずんだ).
• This sentence is perfect! No correction needed!

• The most accepted theory is that it comes from 'zuda' (豆打), which means to beat and crush beans.
• The most accepted theory is that it comes from 'zuda' (豆打), which means to beat and crush beans.

  "beat beans" (豆を殴る) isn't used

• Other theories include that it comes from a farmer named 'jinta' (甚太), who created 'zunda mochi'.
• Other theories include one that says it comes from a farmer named 'Jinta' (甚太), who created 'zunda mochi'.

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