Kana’s Dad (Hirotoshi) has a really good friend named Yaichi (Yai-chan for short). He invited us over to his house on Dec.30th 2004 to help make mochi.
The video above is the fruition of the mochi making extravaganza!
Mochi is a type of rice, made in a traditional way during the New Year’s Holidays.
The rice is cooked, dropped into a large stone or wooden bowl and then smashed repeatedly with a big wooden hammer which results in a very chewy, gummy rice. Some batches have small shrimp added which results in a red very salty mochi, while others have brown sugar and ginger to it. Some mochi are wrapped around red bean paste (almost like chocolate) making for a very sweet mochi! Read more…
Hello All. Just an update on how our first Christmas dinner went here in Japan. Let me start out by saying that Kana says it was the “Best Christmas Ever!” as her family never gets together on Christmas let alone exchanging gifts. So there ya go.
Now to what this article is all about…the dinner. I guess I should have tested the chili powder out ’cause it is a bit hotter (the variety we got anyways) over here than at home. I put in about half as much as I usually do and man if that chili wasn’t the hottest chili I ever made. YIKES!
Kana and I want to wish everyone a very Merry Christmas. It is Christmas morning here in Japan. Unfortunately the family is all working so Kana and I will celebrate with them when they get home form work.
I have been shopping a few times with Kana since we got to Japan and there are a few things which I find are quite interesting.
Harry Niles is a man on a mission, to get the last plane out of Japan before all hell breaks loose (aka the Pacific War begun with the sneak attack on Pearl Harbour).
After taking a full week to recover from the 17 hour time change, it's time to launch the website. Some things are still under construction and some will be updated regularly. Don't Miss It.
