Food & Gourmet Items
Homemade Mochi Package! (1 of 15)
- Item Number
- 255
- Estimated Value
- Priceless
- Sold
- 12 USD to jwa23ffe8
Item Description
10 pieces of deliciously chewy homemade mochi by the wonderful Mitsuko Roberts! Condiments such as soy sauce and roasted seaweed can be included if desired. The mochi will be made in the next couple of weeks and frozen to ensure freshness. Mask and gloves will be worn during the mochi making process. They will be delivered frozen and instructions will be sent on how to defrost them.
Ingredients: sweet rice, potato starch
What is Mochi?
Mochi is Japanese rice cake made of mochigome, a short-grain glutinous rice. It’s naturally white, sticky, elastic, and chewy. It tastes like rice without filling or coating, but mochi is all about the texture. There is no other food that has this unique texture similar to mochi.
Traditionally, mochi was made during a Japanese ceremony called "mochitsuki" which translates to "pounding mochi." Freshly steamed rice is placed in an oversize mortar that stands on the ground almost waist-high. The steamed rice is sprinkled with water, then pounded with a large wooden mallet until smooth. The ceremony consists of one person who pounds the mochi using the mallet, while a second person continuously turns the mochi and drizzles water on it to keep it moist and pliable. Once the mochi is pounded smooth, it is torn off into smaller pieces and shaped into round semi-flat circles.
How Is Mochi Enjoyed?
Some examples of how mochi can be enjoyed are:
Ozoni (or Zoni) - A traditional Japanese New Year's soup with vegetables, protein or seafood, and mochi
Isobe - A classic salty-sweet mochi snack where the mochi is toasted and enjoyed with seaweed
Item Special Note
FOR VW FAMILIES ONLY. This item will be available for contactless drop off or pick up. We will work with you to coordinate a date and time.
Thanks for supporting Verdugo Woodlands Elementary!
Donated By:
The Roberts Family
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