If that's not possible, the rice cakes need to be cut into smaller pieces.Įach year, authorities issue public warnings in the run-up to the new year festivities advising that people - especially the very young and elderly - should only eat mochi cut down to smaller little chunks.
Given they are far bigger than bite-sized, they need to be laboriously chewed before swallowing.Īnyone who can't chew properly - like children, or the elderly - will be likely to find them hard to eat.Ĭhew, chew, chew. Some people make a little pizza out of Mochi with cheese and everything. But this is not the only way to eat Mochi, there are several typical ways to prepare Mochi: Isobemaki (with roasted seaweed), with grated Daikon, and with soybean powder. You can grill the hard Mochi on a wire mesh or in the toaster oven, or boil in hot water ( although this option is not really tasty ).Ī very basic way to eat Mochi is to grill and simply dip in Soy Sauce.Ī very basic way to eat Mochi is to grill and simply dip in Soy Sauce. It is usually rectanglar or round shaped hard dried Mochi and sold in a bag in dry food aisle, not in the refrigerated section. But for the rest of us, we may need to buy it at markets, and that kind needs to be cooked to be edible. If you are lucky to have a Mochi machine, you can eat soft and warm Mochi right out of the machine. However, Ozoni is not the only way to eat Mochi, and actually, you could eat in any way and anytime through out the year if you wish. It is often eaten during the new year holidays as people get lots of Mochi for the dish Ozoni. Mochi itself doesn’t have very much flavor, besically it tastes of sweet rice, even though it contains no sugar.
It is very glutinous and sticky when cooked. TRADITIONAL JAPANESE RECIPE: Mochi is a Type of Rice Cake that is made from pounded rice.
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