餅(mochi) Rice Cake (853)
Dec 30th 2009 22:55
How are you? Time flies very fast, doesn't it? It sure does!
It will be the last day in 2009 in about half an hour.
I'm now listening to Beethoven's 9th symphony, which is one of the most popular classical music at this time of the year. I like the 3rd movement the best of all although the 4th movement is the most famous. Now I'm not through yet and the music is now middle of the 3rd movement, which has pretty romantic melody.
By the way, we made a lot of rice cake this afternoon. The rice cake was made by a man power long ago (picture1), however we have an electric rice cake maker at home.
After making rice cake, my mother and father made the cake to various kinds of shapes.
Some big round of them will be used as "kazari mochi" which is our traditional way of decorations and we put them some places in our house. (picture2)
During our new year season, we cook the rice cake, some of them will be baked, boiled and fried.
Please take a look at various ways of cooking the rice cake.
http://www.ajinomoto.co.jp/recipe/special/645/S1.asp
About a year ago, I wrote about our traditional way of spending life during this season. We go out to the shrines or temples. And on new year's eve, we enjoy "kouhaku" song battle on TV.
If you are interested in our culture, I've already written about them last year, so please look for my old entries, so that you would know what they are.
Oh! Now I'm listening the famous 4th movement.
I hope you will have a nice new year like this song "Joyful Song"!
Okay! Have a good night from Japan!
Rose @>------>----------- who likes 9th symphony by L.V.Beethoven
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How have you been? I'm doing fine, but my internet connection wasn't really good lately ^^;
How's the preparation for new year? Have you cleaned your house? O-shouji? ^^;
Good night Rose! Oyasumi ;-)
I miss you so much!
I think I will go on Skype tonight.
Do you know a man from Canada came to Thailand again?
Let's have a international conference if we see on Skype. haha
in Indonesian, we call mochi as ketan.
I love eating it because it is delicious.
Oh? Katan? I see!
I like rice cake too!
I think he's on the plane right now ^^;;
Sorry I can't go to Skype. >.<
Even if I could go, I wonder if we could talk.
You would fall asleep when you hear my voice. XD
good night
I slept soon after that last night.
Let's talk again when your connection is fine. ^___^
Please have a nice New Year 2010!
Please have a nice new year 2010!
Thank you so much for those nice cards! ^__~
今年も添削でお世話になりました。
来年もよろしくお願いします！
You too! Please have a nice new year 2010!
Sorry, I was mistaken.
Uhmm... We call the rice as "ketan", and we call the cake as "kue ketan".
The "mochi" foods look delicious!
Haha... I see!
Thank you so much! ^^
I'm eating "ozouni" now. haha