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Culture Essay Food Idiom Japanese tradition Proverb Uncorrected

Toru Aug 06, 2021Jan 02, 2024 amateurs, expert, Japanese proverb, mochi, mochiya, plumbing, quality, repair, rice cake, tradition

Mochi wa Mochiya (餅は餅屋 – The Expert Know Best)

Mochi wa Mochiya 餅は餅屋 No matter what the work is, the expert will always do a much better quality job Read More

Culture Essay Etymology Food History Japanese tradition Kanji Uncorrected

Toru Feb 18, 2017Jan 02, 2024 auspicious, azuki-an, big lucky, daifuku, Edo period, harabuto mochi, Japanese sweets, mochi, Muromachi period, uzura mochi

Daifuku

Today I will talk about the Japanese food “daifuku.” 大福 The literal meaning of 大福 (daifuku) is “big lucky”, and Read More

Culture Diary Etymology Food History Idiom Japanese tradition Proverb Uncorrected

Toru Dec 29, 2016Jan 03, 2024 Chinese, draw, e ni kaita mochi, etymology, mochi, mochitsuki, proverb, realize, Sangokushi, useless

E ni Kaita Mochi (A Rice Cake Drawn in a Picture)

E ni Kaita Mochi 絵に描いた餅 Yesterday I wrote about “mochitsuki” (rice cake pounding). 昨日は「餅つき」について書きました。 Today I will talk about the Read More

Culture Diary Food Japanese tradition Uncorrected

Toru Dec 28, 2016Jan 03, 2024 mochi, mochitsuki, mortar, New Year, pestle, physical strength, professor, rice cake pounding, stamina, sticky rice cake

Mochitsuki

Today I went to a professor’s house and did mochitsuki. 餅つき The literal meaning of mochitsuki is “rice cake pounding”, Read More