Archives for December 13th, 2002

Bainbridge Island: Eat mochi and have good luck

For an easy day trip with a ferry ride and a festive lesson in Japanese culture, head across Puget Sound on December 28 for the Bainbridge Island Japanese American Community's annual mochitsuki party.

The making of mochi — chewy cakes of rice traditionally pounded with wooden mallets on a big granite mortar — is part of New Year's celebrations in Japanese culture. Eating mochi is said to bring luck for the coming year.

December 13, 2002