Mochi before New Year

Our family made "mochi" which is rice cake at home. It is part of the Japanese tradition to make mochi for New Year's in the end of December. Most of Mochi will use New Year cooking, but some of the portion we ate in fresh on December 30, 2007.

All the images of Mochi:

with Azuki bean paste

with Daikon radish and seaweeds

with Kinako(Soybean Flour)

with Natto and Seaweeds


I love Azuki, Kinako and Daikon taste!!