We went to a Mochi Tsuki party hosted graciously by our community (the Wada community)in a local park. Mochi is a Japanese tradition of pounding rice into a consistency that reminded me of marshmallow cream. They top it or coat it in various flavors such as bean paste and black sesame seeds. They are actually pretty good and rather sweet. They also served us curry soup and pork miso soup and all the beverages you wanted. It was sooo much fun and sooo neat to see. Curtis even got to join in on the fun of pounding rice (click to view).
The ladies cleaning up in the street using a hose as a faucet and the storm drain as the garbage disposal.
We also got to meet some of our neighbors and just have a good time. We can't wait for the next community gathering. Oh...did I mention that it was free!!!
On the right are our neighbors, Bobbie and Darrell, also from Nissan formerly in California. They will soon be new residents of Tennessee this fall. We have already started their "Tennessee speak 101" training.
3 comments:
this is a test just to see if I can send!!!
yeaaaahhh! Curtis, you were right, it must have just been a glitch. Thanks again for the call yesterday. This party looked like a lot of fun & you sure sling a mean rice pounding hammer! Love the last pic of you 3 in the sun-glasses. Love always!
FUN! Maybe they will have a neighborhood party while we are there. I want to pound some marshmallow cream rice!
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