tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2503994994675408248.post3892591070727218769..comments2024-03-18T14:15:07.873-07:00Comments on The Food Librarian: Mochitsuki 2012 - Mochi Making with the Family for New YearsThe Food Librarianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09964596880945435097noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2503994994675408248.post-30266255691182595882013-01-12T17:25:16.105-08:002013-01-12T17:25:16.105-08:00Looks like a lot of fun! I volunteered at my uni&#...Looks like a lot of fun! I volunteered at my uni's mochizuki and we also did the "tasting bar"--it's a great way to show people the variety of ways you can eat mochi. I've always been a fan of kinako.<br /><br />This year I got to eat Kanazawa-style kagami-mochi--a pink mochi and a white one. So pretty!Leahhttp://illmakeitmyself.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2503994994675408248.post-37386111963662264232013-01-10T10:09:17.050-08:002013-01-10T10:09:17.050-08:00Try a little shiokoji in your grated daikon and fr...Try a little shiokoji in your grated daikon and fresh mochi. A big part of the mochi making experience is the great company and all the food that people prepare!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2503994994675408248.post-39678251864803429392013-01-09T12:58:01.912-08:002013-01-09T12:58:01.912-08:00I would like to be adopted by your family!I would like to be adopted by your family!marikohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07755722310558157759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2503994994675408248.post-72386897736136488802013-01-07T14:01:00.192-08:002013-01-07T14:01:00.192-08:00Hi Mary! Thanks! I'll go see what the "St...Hi Mary! Thanks! I'll go see what the "Steamer clothes" look like and try that! I'll let you know! Pegshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10427212047948237773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2503994994675408248.post-31002989524727844192013-01-07T12:47:59.816-08:002013-01-07T12:47:59.816-08:00@Pegs Pegs, Sorry, I don't work that part of t...@<a href="#c7061873187856512027" rel="nofollow">Pegs</a> Pegs, Sorry, I don't work that part of the operation. I do know that they steam the rice in large steamers with steamer clothes (found at Marukai). I would try that method again (perhaps for a longer period of time in your electric steamer) rather than go for the rice cooker. My family doesn't have precise measurements or times on the rice cooking. I think they just put a layer on the bottom of the steamer. Also, you are using the special Koda Farms rice, right? It has bigger kernals than regular Nishiki (and the like) rice. Sorry I'm not much help... Good luck - maryThe Food Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09964596880945435097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2503994994675408248.post-70618731878565120272013-01-07T12:35:54.583-08:002013-01-07T12:35:54.583-08:00Hi! Help! This is my second year of trying and sec...Hi! Help! This is my second year of trying and second year without success...(I should have went to GBC to see the PREP and not the pounding...)<br />I soaked the mochi rice for a day and then I steamed it in an electric steamer...It didn't work, it wasn't soft enough. Then I tried it in a rice cooker... too much water, too mushy...<br />Do you have a tip or cooking time or something to help me with my mochi making?? Going to try again at boys day. =) My son and daughter (5,2) now LOVE mochi... good thing I bought some at Marukai. lol (oh, I used a mochi maker like they have at church, but not the rice cooker part... I think it's broken) Thanks again! Pegshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10427212047948237773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2503994994675408248.post-65409251602175692762013-01-06T15:34:51.738-08:002013-01-06T15:34:51.738-08:00Wow...I got to try it this year for the first time...Wow...I got to try it this year for the first time at my friend's house. It was fun but burnt your fingers a little. They actually have a little machine that steams and pounds the mochi for them. Yum!Panda8ngelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12658850642709831790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2503994994675408248.post-55987979651496396562013-01-06T14:41:46.805-08:002013-01-06T14:41:46.805-08:00@Azusa Azusa, Have no idea...It seems old school -...@<a href="#c1998182733963950350" rel="nofollow">Azusa</a> Azusa, Have no idea...It seems old school - like only eaten by my aunties. No one touched it :) I've never heard of wasabi either - but Jenn saw it at the church mochitsuki so we put it on the tray. I'm a kinako girl. The Food Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09964596880945435097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2503994994675408248.post-19981827339639503502013-01-06T14:31:13.073-08:002013-01-06T14:31:13.073-08:00I love these NY's posts of yours! So great to ...I love these NY's posts of yours! So great to see tradition being carried on. I've never eaten mochi with daikon oroshi... is that with shoyu and wasabi?Azusahttp://humblebeanblog.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2503994994675408248.post-4713666480744400922013-01-06T11:11:45.527-08:002013-01-06T11:11:45.527-08:00That looks awesome! My family is back home in Gua...That looks awesome! My family is back home in Guam, The Philippines and spread over the US but I wish we had family activities as massive as this! Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09183570456190905740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2503994994675408248.post-69492750628342498562013-01-06T11:03:42.664-08:002013-01-06T11:03:42.664-08:00awesome Mary! I love seeing this post every year. ...awesome Mary! I love seeing this post every year. We used to pound the rice the old way but Now I spend more time making the osechi then worrying about the mochi but its such an important part. Beautiful family event of tradition! thanks so much for sharing and happy new year.Kimberly (Unrivaledkitch)http://www.unrivaledkitch.comnoreply@blogger.com