In Videos: Pounding Mochi
Pounding mochi, or cakes made out of glutinous rice, is a traditional New Year's activity in Japan. After the jump, watch these expert Japanese mochi pounders alternate hitting the mochi with a ginormous wooden mallet and turning and wetting the mochi by hand at breakneck speed without smashing any human bones. [via Cha Xiu Bao]
Pounding Mochi
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Mochi [Wikipedia]
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6 Comments:
Wow. Just wow. I don't know if there's anything more to say. That was truly impressive!
dbrackst at 12:32PM on 02/13/08
And this, ladies and gentlemen, is why making mochi at home is such a pain in the rear. Or hand, as the case may be.
EtherMaiden at 1:14PM on 02/13/08
jaysus. I wonder if worker's comp covers mochi masters
i8alot at 1:37PM on 02/13/08
chopped up mochi with frozen yogurt = heaven
chlamers at 3:18PM on 02/13/08
Awesome! I love mochi so much....mmmm!
CandyAddictSera at 11:30AM on 02/14/08
I loved watching ddeok-making demonstrations [ddeok is mochi's Korean twin] when I lived in Seoul. They were just this quickâbut, since most of the ddeok-makers were elderly men and women, their speed was even more impressive.
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Hand to Mouth
handtomouth at 9:33PM on 02/21/08