This is because, as we see a man in the moon, the Japanese see a rabbit pounding mochi with a mallet. There are two images synonymous with mochitsuki: a rabbit and the moon. This process has been used for centuries, and even has ceremonies held in its honor where one can appreciate it and enjoy authentic mochi. One person will continuously apply more rice to the mochi, while another person quickly pounds on the mochi with a large wooden mallet, and another flips the mochi simultaneously. The traditional process of making mochi is called mochitsuki ( 餅搗き), or “mochi pounding.” Steamed rice is placed in a large usu (碓), or “mortar.” The mochi pounding is a multiple-person process. However, this treat later started being made and consumed by everyone in Japan, and has become a staple in Japanese desserts ever since. Back in ancient Japan, mochi was used as an offering to the gods in Shinto rituals performed by aristocrats.
It is essentially sweet rice that is pounded into a sticky, sweet, chewy, dough-like blob of rice cake. Mochi is a very popular treat in Japan and has been for centuries. That is not true mochi The actual mochi is the chewy stuff wrapped around it. Mateusz “Sketch” Gorski ’18, Entertainment/News EditorĪnybody who has heard the word “mochi” will immediately think of that small ball of ice cream wrapped in a weird, chewy rice dough.
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