Clearspring Organic Gluten Free Brown Rice Mochi 250g

Description

In Japan mochi is traditionally made from whole rice in a labour intensive ceremony called mochitsuki.While now enjoyed all year-round, mochi is a traditional food specially prepared and eaten during New Years celebrations in Japan. After the polished glutinous rice is soaked overnight and steamed it is pounded with wooden mallets (kine) in a traditional mortar (usu). Two people will alternate the work, one pounding and the other turning and wetting the mochi. They must keep a steady rhythm to prevent injuring each other with the heavy kine. The sticky mass is then formed into cubes and dried

Ingredients

Sweet brown rice* (100%). *organically grown