Mochi is a sweet confectionery paste traditionally made around the new year. You start by pounding cooked special rice with a wooden hammer. After 15 minutes it becomes a sweet paste, which you roll into balls the size of your hand. The whole affair is similar to making Christmas cookies, with the whole family involved.
Afterwards, we took a walk through the grandfather's garden to look at the orchids. He also has an impressive number of tropical plants.
He and his folks have been nice enough to invite me over for a nice dinner. He was my language partner @ U of A.
At the moment I'm on the Nozomi Shinkansen (bullet train) to Okayama to meet my former conversation partner. This thing is fast.
Kinda hard to explain. There was a big screen by Namba station and there was a camera somewhere taking pictures of the crowd. Our group was in the center. A lady was on a bluescreen asking questions like where we were from and we had to answer w hand signals.
Enjoyed a home cooked meal courtesy of Mitsu's grandparents. It easily topped the onsen meal. And of course they insisted it was nothing special.
Mitsu's grandfather breeds orchids. He has traveled all over the world looking for new species. Later we're going to see his garden.
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