Mochi - Japanese Sweets - Rice Cake with Fillings - Youtube Video (bought in Vietnam)

Mochi (餅?) is Japanese rice cake made of mochigome, a short-grain japonica glutinous rice. The rice is pounded into paste and molded into the desired shape. In Japan it is traditionally made in a ceremony called mochitsuki.[1] While also eaten year-round, mochi is a traditional food for the Japanese New Year and is commonly sold and eaten during that time. Mochi is called môa-chî (麻糬 or 糬) in Taiwan.

Mochi is a multicomponent food consisting of polysaccharides, lipids, protein and water. Mochi has a heterogeneous structure of amylopectin gel, starch grains and air bubbles.[2] This rice is characterized by its lack of amylose in starch and is derived from short or medium japonica rices. The protein concentration of the rice is a bit higher than normal short-grain rice and the two also differ in amylose content. In mochi rice, the amylose content is negligible which results in the soft gel consistency of mochi.

Suffocation deaths are caused by mochi every year in Japan, especially among elderly people.[8] According to the Tokyo Fire Department which responds to choking cases, mochi sends more than 100 people to the hospital every year in Tokyo alone. Between 2006 and 2009, 18 people died from choking on mochi in the Japanese capital, according to city's fire department. In 2011, Japanese media reported eight mochi-related deaths in Tokyo in January. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mochi

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*in Spanish, en español: Mochi - Dulces japoneses - pastel de arroz con rellenos - Youtube Video (comprado en Vietnam)

*in French, en français: Mochi - Sweets japonais - Gâteau de riz avec des remplissages - Vidéo Youtube (acheté au Vietnam)

*in Portuguese, em Português: Mochi - Doces japoneses - Bolo de arroz com recheios - Youtube Video (comprado no Vietnã)

*in Norwegian, i norsk: Mochi - japansk Sweets - Rice Cake med Fyllinger - Youtube Video (kjøpt i Vietnam)

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