Mochitsuki 2022 | 日系もちつき – Nikkei National Museum & Cultural Centre

Name: Mochitsuki 2022 | もちつき
Start: 1970-01-01T00:00:00+0000

Thursday, December 29 | 11am - 3pm | FREE Admission

Mochitsuki (or 'mochi pounding') is returning to the Nikkei Centre this year! A traditional year-end activity, mochitsuki is when the community comes together to make glutinous rice cakes the old-fashioned way: with a hollowed-out tree trunk and wooden mallet.

Whether mochitsuki is a tradition in your own family, or you're completely new to Japanese cultural experiences, we invite the public to come join in this experience together. Watch the pros hammer away, and try your out your own hand at turning rice into sticky irresistible mochi. The event features a demonstration by the Vancouver Japanese Gardeners Association.

12月29日木曜日 | 11am - 3pm | 入場無料

今年は3年ぶりに日系もちつきが開催されます。臼と杵を使った餅つきのデモンストレーション、お餅の賞味、そしてお餅の販売もいたします。杵を持って餅つきに挑戦してみませんか？日本の年末恒例の伝統行事にぜひご家族でご参加ください。このイベントはバンクーバー日系ガーデナーズ協会の協力で行われます。

その場で食べられるつきたてのお餅（3個５ドル）と、お持ち帰り用の冷凍餅（１パウンド９ドル）を販売します。

Mochi cakes can be toasted and eaten with soy sauce and seaweed or with condiments, such as cooked sweet beans, roasted soy flour, soy sauce and grated ginger, or grated daikon radish. Several of these are available in the Ellipse Lobby near the mochi sales table. If you purchase a plate of mochi, you can watch and ask others about how they eat their rice cakes.

Enjoy your food in the Events Hall where tables and chairs are provided for your comfort.

If you purchase a packet to take home, you might try toasting mochi in a Teflon frying pan. This has the same effect as toasting marshmallows as it makes the mochi softer and tastier. They're no good if they get cold and hard.

Fortunately, a microwave oven is good for toasting mochi even straight from the freezer. Place the cakes on a plate and keep a close watch as it doesn't take long for the microwave to make them sticky. Start with 15 seconds and increase the time as required. Eat with condiments or in a traditional Japanese New Year's soup, ozoni.