Kagami Mochi

Kagami Mochi. Kagami mochi is made from two rice cakes ( mochi) of different sizes the smaller placed over the larger one and a daidai a Japanese type of bitter orange placed on top In some versions the mochi are placed on a konbu sheet a symbol of pleasure and joy.

Kagami mochi (mirror mochi) a stacked pair of rounded rice cakes topped with an orange was placed in our home to welcome the new year deities In the morning we would eat ozoni a traditional hearty soup with mochi cakes Later we would have osechi ryori the traditional new year spread for good luck which my mother prepared all week.

Kagami mochi to celebrate the New Year Japanese style

OverviewSee alsoKagami mochi (鏡餅 “mirror rice cake”) is a traditional Japanese New Year decoration It usually consists of two round mochi (rice cakes) the smaller placed atop the larger and a daidai (a Japanese bitter orange) with an attached leaf on top In addition it may have a sheet of konbu and a skewer of dried persimmonsunder the mochi It sits on a stand called a sanpō (三宝) over a sh Text under.

KAGAMI MOCHI – Shoran Japan

Happy cacao new year ! ∴∵ゞ(´ω`*) ♪I wish you a happy new yearThis time I made a “Kagamimochi” with chocolate”Kagamimochi” is a part of Japanese culture.

Mochi (餅) Food in Japan

Kagami biraki refers to breaking down the kagami mochi and then eating it with a soup containing rice cakes and vegetables or shiruko (sweet redbean soup) Through eating the kagami mochi it is said that you gain the power of Toshigamisama and can enter the new year with sound health There are also people who fry the mochi and eat it with salt or soy sauce.