CultureEssayEtymologyFoodHistoryJapanese traditionUncorrected Toru Dec 28, 2017Jan 03, 2024 hard food, health, Heian period, Japanese, longevity, mochitsuki, New Year, rice cake, ritual, traditional event Mochi (餅 – Rice Cake) Mochi 餅 Today I did 餅つき (mochitsuki). 私は今日、餅つきをしました。 Mochitsuki is a traditional Japanese event that people make 餅 (mochi – Read More
CultureDiaryEtymologyFoodHistoryIdiomJapanese traditionProverbUncorrected 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
CultureDiaryFoodJapanese traditionUncorrected 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