Last Thursday the dorm invited some people in to show everyone how to make mochi. Well, mostly just to let us smash rice with big hammers. From what I gathered, mochi is made from a special kind of rice that is cooked, then smashed into a paste substance, and then torn into little bit sized balls for covering with some jelly paste or cinnamon type powder. James, one of the international students got a little too excited and slightly missed the center of the big bowl and instead hit the edge. This chipped the hammer and little bits of wood went into the mochi...we had to pick it all out. It was all good though and we all ate lots of mochi!
More Mochi info: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mochi
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Hi Morgan -
I wonder how many hands - or heads - are broken making mochi?
Are you on a winter break now? I assume not a Xmas one, but some other holiday.
We are all here - should try to get Skype or ooVoo or something to work so we can visit live with you. What do you suggest and when?
Thanks!
Dad
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