Mochi at New Year — Japan · Cuisine World
It is New Year in Kyoto and the family is making mochi, soft rice cakes. Decide what you can do, what needs an adult and what is never done.
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- Mochi is very sticky and chewy. Every year, Japanese fire services remind people to cut it small, chew well and eat with someone nearby.
- Simulation: heat, ovens, hot oil and knives are only pretend here. At home, always cook with an adult.
- Allergens: check the label with an adult (gluten, milk, egg, nuts, peanut, shellfish, soy, sesame). We never ask about your allergies.
Score
- Safe kitchen — Adult, clean hands, cool handles: you cooked safely.
- Technique — Right order, right amounts, right timing.
- Food knowledge — You understood why it works — and where it comes from.
Around the world
Mochi is made from sticky rice that is steamed and then pounded. At New Year, many homes display kagami mochi, two stacked rice cakes.
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Simulation only: heat, ovens, hot oil and knives are pretend. At home always cook with an adult. Allergens are shown, never asked — nothing about you is collected; progress stays on this device.
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