A few years back a friend of mine invited Allison and myself to a Mochi festival here in Ottawa. For those that are unfamiliar with Mochi, it’s basically sticky rice that’s pounded into dough formed into, most often, little balls and consumed.
I went to this festival with the best intentions, I left with an appreciation of what it takes to make Mochi but I really didn’t like eating it at all. Since then I’ve continued to sample Mochi whenever I can to try and understand it. In Japan I tried several varieties but still couldn’t get a handle on it at all.
The other night I once again tried my hand at Mochi with these sesame covered and filled blobs of rice and finally I’ve discovered one I don’t mind. Now I wonder if the taste is growing on me or if they just need the sesame seeds to be palatable.CC
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