Hello everyone! And happy new year!
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Introducing this time is the food " 餅 mochi rice cake " that represents the New Year in Japan.
"rice cake" is a very delicious Japanese food that looks cute and can be made into various dishes and tastes just by changing the seasoning and cooking method. I would like everyone to eat it, but please be careful.
This cute and delicious food. In fact, it is a dangerous food that has killed many people and has recently been called a "silent killer".
Of course, there is no big danger if you don't make a mistake in eating. However, children and the elderly need to be very careful when eating.
I will explain such Japanese ingredients "rice cake".
However, it is not an introductory article that says "rice cake is a dangerous food." Mochi is a delicious food that is deeply related to Japanese culture. It also says that, so please read it to the end.
What is "rice cake" made of?
Rice cake is made from rice called "glutinous rice". This rice called "glutinous rice" has the property of being more sticky than the rice that Japanese people usually eat. After steaming and cooking this rice, if you crush it while turning it, the stickiness will make the rice into one lump. This is "rice cake". Normally, this lump is cut and eaten. Also, the rice cake sold in the supermarket is made by drying and hardening the rice cake in this state. When cooked, it tastes and feels different from freshly made rice cake.
Also, normal rice is not sticky, so you cannot make rice cake well.
Why is it called a "killer"?
Rice cake is a very delicious food whose taste changes depending on the toppings and cooking method. It is very popular in Japan from children to the elderly. However, as mentioned above, rice cake has "strong stickiness". This stickiness is the problem.
If you don't tear the rice cake into small pieces or chew it properly, it will stick to your throat and you will not be able to breathe. Also, because of its tenacity, I can't get it out of my throat. Such accidents occur frequently every year, and in just two days until the night of January 2, 2021, 16 people were transported by emergency in Tokyo alone, and 4 of them died. The cause is all "the rice cake got stuck in my throat". So many accidents have happened in just two days. Most of the people taken to the hospital are also elderly. Elderly people and children have weak chewing ability, so many people swallow mochi without chewing it. As a result, many accidents occur every year.
As a result, he was given a disgraceful nickname such as "Silent Killer."
If you eat rice cake correctly, it's not dangerous!
Some people may say, "Why do you eat such dangerous foods!", But if you eat mochi correctly, accidents are unlikely to occur. In the first place, I think that there are many foods in the world that easily get stuck in the throat and choke if you eat them incorrectly.
There are two things to keep in mind when you want to eat rice cake.
・ Cut into small pieces before eating.
・ If you put it in your mouth, chew it well and then swallow it.
These two. If you swallow it without chewing it well, an accident will occur. Be sure to observe these two.
If the rice cake gets stuck in your throat, people around you should support your chin and slap your back (between your shoulder blades). If you still can't spit it out, call an ambulance right away!
Why do Japanese people want to eat rice cake so much?
It's delicious, of course! There is, but it's not the only one. Rice cake is an auspicious food that is deeply rooted in Japanese culture. In Japan, it has long been an offering to the gods, and it is still often used as an offering in shrines and temples. Therefore, there are many opportunities to eat at events such as festivals and ceremonial occasions.
However, there is no detailed record of "Why did you start eating mochi at the beginning of the new year?" It's a mystery after all!
However, I will introduce it because it is roughly predicted.
It is said that he started eating with the hope of living a long life and good health based on an event about 1200 years ago. Rice cake is very sticky, and even if you try to cut it, it will continue to grow for a long time, so the idea that "you can live longer if you eat rice cake" has been passed down for more than 1000 years.
Oh, please stop commenting "There are people who are dead because of that!" Is painful.
Also, the reason for eating around the beginning of the new year is that there is an idea that "God will come at the beginning of the new year." Before the new year, I prepared rice cakes, dedicated them to God, and then ate rice cakes with God. There seems to be such an idea. In other words, the interpretation is that you can share the power of God by having the rice cakes dedicated to God divided and eaten together.
Well, spiritual. However, it is a fact that it has become one of the food cultures that has continued for more than 1000 years. Many Japanese people don't even know the reason for this. I also knew it for the first time.
In your country, there are things to eat and drink at the time of happy things and happy events, right? Is it the same as that?
rice cake is delicious ...
However, rice cake is really delicious. There are many ways to eat it, and there are many recipes that vegans can eat. Personally, it's a food I want to eat on a regular basis. The dumplings sold in Japan are also rice cake. "Senbei" is a rice cracker that is shaped and baked, and is sometimes fried in oil and eaten like a cracker. My favorite! If you eat it, you will definitely be addicted to it!
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| Fried rice cake. Really delicious! |
That's all for this article.
What did you guys think? For me, I'm a little worried about the fact that an accident will occur even though I've been eating for over 1000 years. It's good to have a desire to eat rice cake, but let's devise a way to eat it and reduce sad accidents!
see you next time!
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