Flattened out ⛄️, that’s what it looks like… 😆 doesn’t it?
Another ritual for the series of our New Years tradition
Kagami biraki , literally meaning “breaking the mirror” is the practice of eating this layered sticky rice cake “kagamimochi” that were offered to the god of the new year, on January 11th.
It generally takes places on January 11th.
Generations ago, this rice cake was homemade at the year end, and shaped into a larger circle than the one we see today.
Back then, without any chemical additives nor vacuum packing techniques, naturally after sitting bare in the dry winter air, mochi became rock hard, that hammer was used to break into pieces.
We rarely see this in common households nowadays, but still the custom is carried out, I hope… at least I do!
Some eat it with steamed sweet aduki bean paste, or savory option is to toast and dip into soy sauce, wrap with nori sheet.
It’s believed that by tasting the offering you take in the power, or maybe “chi” from the year gods to live healthy and happy life throughout the coming days.
Year of pig.
Mmm, my carb intake is hiking this week, ought to control weight or else I’ll end up making pig myself!
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