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Grandma’s Botamochi | Japanese sweet rice balls
My grandma always made botamochi for the spring equinox.When I was a child, I thought that my grandma would make it forever.This is a delicious botamochi made with fragrant red bean paste and chewy rice. 【INGREDIENTS for Botamochi : 8 r... -
Japanese superfood “Egoma” | How to make Junen Botamochi (Ohagi)
Egoma (perilla seeds), a specialty product of Fukushima Prefecture, is a superfood with high nutritional value. It is said that if you eat it, you will live 10 years longer, so the locals call it "Junen" (meaning 10 years).”Junen botamoc... -
How to make Sekihan (red bean rice)
My grandmother and mother cooked Sekihan for me even when I got a small award at school or when I was third in the race on sports day.In Japan, we eat Sekihan when we have a celebration. The red color is said to protect against misfortun... -
How to make Chimaki (Japanese dumplings)
Every May comes, I remember my grandma who was filling bamboo leaves with sticky rice to make Chimaki.In my hometown of Fukushima, we have a custom to eat Chimaki on Children's Day, May 5th. My grandma’s homemade Chimaki with the scent o...
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