Mochi Pounding (jp.Mochitsuki), it happens in preparation of the New Year celebration in Hawaii and is done either with a Traditional Japanese Wood Malley or Mochi Machine. It is not exclusive to the Japanese in Hawaii, because as many other traditions have integrated and changed over time in the islands the mochi pounding gathering is no exception. With mochi pounding comes other traditions like Hawaii New Years Soup (Ozoni) and Good Luck Mochi Stack (Kagami Mochi).
Mochi rice is placed into containers to soak overnight and then the following day it is steamed where it heats up and becomes steamed rice. After the rice is finished and steamed it is then either placed in a bowl to be pounded, mashed, and thoroughly made into a sticky looking rice paste. During the new years it is common to see families getting together and placing the rice on a large stone and hit with mallets to make it into a event with either a mochi making machine or even more lively a live mallet pounding, a mochi forming table covered in flour so it doesn't stick to the table itself, and then a packing table that either marks or places mochi into different sections based on who the owner is. History In 1800's, mochi was brought over by Japanese plantation workers from Japan who believed it would bring good fortune, happiness, good health, and life long longevity. It is linked that many families see these beliefs to be important to mochi pounding for the New Years and have family events. Over the years such events have been straight out of Japan and into a localized Hawaii variation to become more of something only done in Hawaii when looking at the fillings and culinary choices that have been made to create a Hawaii Mochi. Different ethnic groups have their own fillings for mochi that they identify with and there are fillings that go past ethnic limitations where ethnic background need not apply, but the local culture that binds altogether is what is celebrated. It truly is a multicultural sort of mochi that can only be found in Hawaii.
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