Mochi Rice Cake Making in Japan

[qwerty200708]

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[downpour202]

Reminds me of cooking mama. :P

[Arbiter9]

Japanese culture is awesome.

[iSpurtz]

We don't make it like this. But it looks fun. I just like making the Mochi into the ball.

[12ock]

they are well trained so that means they had some mistake in pounding the dough....

[3t3rn4ldr34m1ng]

lol. watching this after watching mochi making masters is really funny lol.

[Clanitz]

Hey! The rabbits are pounding mochi! :D They... just lack ears and fuzzy tails xD

[silvertaintedlife]

why do you need to hit the mochi?

[AZn5t0n3R]

@silvertaintedlife y not?

[silvertaintedlife]

@AZn5t0n3R I just want to know whether it makes the mochi tastes better or something.. or is it just a culture in doing so...

[thebluebunny1]

i wonder if he got his hand smashed

[sectumsempra232]

i always find watching stuff like this fascinating, not to mention watching the repetitive motions are rather calming, thanks for uploading.

[Bander1]

Japanese Shiakukuan rice cakes are much better than those Taiwanese clones they sell at superstore. The Japanese ones have better taste and are softer.

[dlwilliam]

i remember this when i was in the navy base school in japan, the only thing i remember waht they say was "yoi-sho, yoi-sho, yoi-sho."

[ydoiwatchthese]

mochi sounds like it is really good. i can't wait until i can try it

[Qweenjessie]

my frozo-yogurt place "tutti frutti" has mochi as a topping :3

Oishi~ it's the best~!

[KirstieXoXo]

Wow that looks soo kool!!

[minnachin]

ahahahaa XD this reminds me of my own traditional culture of making rice cakes XDD....tho it gets hard in the end..not gooy =3=

soo fun to make/watch when we were younger ahahaha XD

[ytkobax]

Once you get tips, it would not be tough, the hitting man said.

[WaR1436]

Yeah~ur welcome!!!!!!!!I enjoyed watching it too~^^

[WaR1436]

Wow!!it's just like in anime ^w^

I love how they smashed it into more tenderised Mochi~X)

[ytkobax]

Hahaha, you are right. It looks like being anime. thanks for watching my vide.

[54spiritedwill54]

you japanese people rock! you all can do really great things

[ytkobax]

You know much better than me about Mochi.

I did not know of Suwama mochi which made of rice powder and sugar only, originated in Shizuoka, seemed to go good with Japanese tea.

Wishing you a happy new year!

[CulturePeaceForever]

I liked watching mochitsuki,especially liked kinako on white mochi.Suwama is delightfully sweet,but expensive in Japan too?

[ytkobax]

None gets injuries. Well trained person takes either part, hitting or punching at least. Most case, both are long and well trained.

[VerolRider]

That looks fun, how often do people get their hands hit? Is there a tongue-in-cheek tally on the injuries after the New Years celebrations?

[Temarikatt]

The big hammer reminds me of a "Mario Party" video game!

[ytkobax]

Your imagination is very good!

[dmblade007]

i like mochis jajaja...=^^=

this video is very good..

good work

[ytkobax]

Gracias por tu comentario. Me alegra saber que te gusta Mochi. Si vienes a Japón, yo regalo que muchas de las piezas de deliciosos Mochi.

[GoodEvenings]

There like forging a sword or something very cool!

[ytkobax]

Your view is much appreciated.

[starshock01]

i just bought a mochi dish and pestle for makin mochi

[ytkobax]

Wonderful! I haven't seen this way. Is it your

own way? Would you send me the photo if possible?

[starshock01]

its kinda like the hammer in the movie but longer and thinner and the dish its beatin in is much deeper and flat on the bottom, its also all made out of wood

[ytkobax]

Thanks, I can imagine what it is.

[ytkobax]

Thanks for your comment in Japanese. Would you write it in English again ?

[paul19781105]

私のもちは手をいますよ！lol!

[dmblade007]

MMM I LOVE MOCHI

=^^=

[ytkobax]

Thanks! 007

[soraroxdahouse]

MOCHI!!!!

[MiA24681]

Im japanesse but never seen people making mochi on the streets .cool :)

[ytkobax]

Regrettably it is not often seen on the streets,but rather lucky to me. In the "good old days", each family members used to join in making Mochi for New Year celebration at home before the year-end, that would give a nostalgic feeling to eldery people nowadays.

[swanseaboy]

I ate this at yo!Sushi today, it was really nice.

What are the ingredients?

[ytkobax]

Taste of Sushi comes from Freshness of materials + Quality of rice + Slightness of vinegar, I believe, though you thought it as ingredients.

[ytkobax]

You can get used to touching Mochi by hand between pounding. Once you get used to the rythm, you can do it, after your hand might be hit several times.

[kikyoinuyasha123]

lol i could imagin him getting hit in the hand i owuld lmfao but if dat was me i proabbly would get hit in the hand plenty of times be too distracted by a hot japanese dude xD or his anime

[ytkobax]

Thanks for your comments.

[cutielover23]

you japanese people rock! you all can do really great things, things i can't even imagine doing! keep it up guys!!!

[pinoykulet]

Is Mochi a street food in Japan? Because im doing a project on Japanese food I like :D

[ytkobax]

Mostly we eat Mochi at home, but it becomes popular to buy and eat one while walking like a hanburger these days specially among young people.

[m3g4hyp3rCr4zyGu12l]

i <3 mochi

[ytkobax]

thanks!

[staceyfever]

ooh, that looks like fun!

i wanna try! :D

[ytkobax]

Welcome! It's really fun!

[m3g4hyp3rCr4zyGu12l]

looks even kooler when their going incredibly fast

[xjapanrulesx07070902]

OMG THAT IS SO MUCH FUN. I've done that in Yokosuka wen i used to live there. Lol. I also made rice cakes with my family's friends lol.

[ytkobax]

You must have enjoyed pounding mochi, and I expect you to come over here again in near future.

[2008assasin]

ey ey ey ey ey ey ey ey ey ey ey

[ytkobax]

hi hi hi hi hi hi hi hi hi hi

[fuzzyhairdude]

1 man says wee all the time.

he must be burstin

[ytkobax]

That's right to synchronize pounding to make rice to mochi.

[fuzzyhairdude]

man with hammer smash up that dudes hand

[ytkobax]

You well know it.

[fuzzyhairdude]

they crushed the hamster!!!!!!!!!!"!!!!!!!!!

[ytkobax]

OMG!

[hawaiiang77]

i love mochi!!!!

[ytkobax]

If you were here, I d'like to gift the real Japanese mochi.

[Holyboy33]

i wonder who the second guy pounding was imagining he was pounding the crap out of???

^^

[ytkobax]

The second man was pounding seemingly too fast and too strong only to intend to show his strongness, which is not always necessary I think.

[jennylovesyou26]

ahahha i love love LOVE mochis!! =] <3 cool video!!

[ytkobax]

Thanks, I love the festival mood, too.

[doudoula]

It looks so difficult to prepair, and also delicious!

[ytkobax]

You are quite right!

[WongTzeYeung]

Sooo yummy!!

[ytkobax]

謝々！

[stereomack]

oh and he's spitting in there, too.

[stereomack]

imagine what else this guy was touching before he stuck his hand in there...

[AZNx3]

mochi is he best!! but i cud never do that.....my hand wud get hit lol

[ytkobax]

Their pounding seems slower than usual, and shuld be at higher pitch as your favorite rock music.

[MoonbridgeBooks]

You can get mochi in the U.S. and international food stores or Asian food stores. Both kinds available, the dessert with sweet red bean paste inside or the nonsweet kind put into soups or grilled on the stove and then covered with soysauce and a bit of dried nori seaweed...yummy and very filling. Also very gooey, not for those with dentures!

[ytkobax]

Thanks for your uptodate informtion. My viewers can refer to it very much.

[AZNx3]

MOChI RoXxx! specially with icecream1!

[TheTwilightStar]

I see. Thanks for telling me.

[TheTwilightStar]

I've never tried mochis or any of the Japanses sweets. How does it tast super sweet and powdery? Mabey some day if I go to Japan I'll try some. Or whats better go to the Little Tokyo department store here in California to try some. I did see a little ice cream store with a lable say about mochis.

[ytkobax]

Thanks for your comments. I don't know whether available there. Even if you could find it, it would not be a real one.You better try it here. There are many types of Mochi though, there are two main types; Plain of Mochi without any mixed and another with sweet bean jam inside. The word Mochi originally means "Having or Maintaining (energy), comparing with energy gained by Bread, proving two fotball teams (one team having bread and another having mochi), which you will find the answer in Japan.

[pachirisu]

lol i remember the first time seeing sum1 doing this, it was a programme called ultraman (eng name)

[karenbx832004]

delicious :)

[ytkobax]

I wish I serve you the delicious Mochi rice cake.

[karenbx832004]

lol.

[piggies57]

i came from japan and its gooood.............

[6ixsux]

It's tastes so good when you grilled mochi and roll with seaweed

[ytkobax]

I like that way too, and would like to recommend you to put soysauce mixed with a little bit of sugar for better taste.

[gchhour]

mochi is good.

[ytkobax]

Yes, it is good to keep enegy in stomach.

[javabite]

mochi is not japanese.

[ytkobax]

Partly you are right, but you can find the difference by referring to Wikipedia. Thanks for your comment.

[piggies57]

ya it is!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[ninjasnipe]

me so hungry

[ytkobax]

Have you tried?

[javabite]

I have eaten mochi, but its not really a japanese food, its more like chinese.

[piggies57]

ive tried it!

[UpcomingJedi]

It sure would suck if they got out of time with each other..:( Ouch!

[dindunundun]

I don't want to be sniffy about it but the guy turning the moochi is not wearing gloves, hardly hygenic in this day and age!

[ytkobax]

The man in charge of turning always cleans his hands and fingers in advance. The reason why he does not wear glaves is that the man is required how to turn the moch in process by his fingers' touching feeling.

[UpcomingJedi]

You mean that it was more hygenic say 100 years ago? When everyone stunk because there was no deodorant and who knows when they could take a bath. Yuk. Do you wear gloves when making food for your family at home or do you just wash your hands dindun?

[ytkobax]

Just washing hands. No one can eat Mochi if we are afraid too much. Just imagine everything clean and take it.

[fluffyrice2003]

have you ever touched hot mochi?! it's super sticky, plus that's the old traditional way of doing it...now we use machines to do it for us...

[ytkobax]

Yes, I have, when I made it round at my childhood. Cheerfulness won hotness, I was recalled, maybe.

[EdweenaTheTurdSeller]

i've never has mochi...is it good? i really like rice. does it taste like rice? sweeter maybe? it looks yummy

[terujoan]

Mmm yeah my dad says nothing compares to the handmade stuff. I love mochi in any form but he won't eat the machine made stuff unless forced. I've sadly never tasted the handmade mochi. Oh and if you ever get a chance to go to the Niigata area, Sasadango (spelling?) are delicious!

[killerlexus]

soooo yummy. going out to grab a few now...wooot wooot

[javakat343]

I can only imagine the pure taste of hand pounded mochi! ahhhhh...mmmmm

[ytkobax]

I know what you imagine it, ahhhh...mmmmm

[Achan123]

yeah this is really amazing. The traditional rice pounding technique that is really long and tiresome work. Nowadays, we have mochi rice dumpling machines (similar to bread making machines). But none of them are as stretchy as this pure hand-made method. It's a great local village team event. To eat mochi is to be rich. That's why this sort of thing only happens at new year as a gesture of good-will.

[ytkobax]

thanks for your quick reply

[lilangellbabbiiey2]

i don't get it.

[VeritasAqetas]

They are pounding rice until it becomes all sticky and dough like. then it is rolled up intoi balls with flour, sugar, and sometimes other things are put in to flavoour into the Mochi

[ytkobax]

How do you know well about it?

[VeritasAqetas]

uh... I dunno. i like to eat it and i've seen it done? Im sure someone could describe it with better detail then i did though