Hi friends.

Hi friends. How is your holiday, hoping you enjoy it. It’s Autumnal Equinox Day, today. We make おはぎ at お彼岸, OHIGAN, Equinox Day. It’s very easy Japanese sweet you can make.

=Ingredients= もち米Mochigome,(not うるち米) (もち米 is for もち. うるち米 is for ごはん) あんこAnko, Soy beans sweet paste. きなこKinako, Soy beans powder 黒ゴマKurogoma, Black sesame あおさ、青のりAosa, Aonori, green seaweed powder.

※Before you cook, you should put もち米 into water to be able it to get enough water for one night. ①Cook もち米Mochigome as usual way to cook rice by rice cooker. ②Mash them, no need to mash it complately. ③a Make small Anko balls. b Spread mashed rice round. c Put an Anko ball on spread rice. d Cover Anko and make round shape. e Put Kinako, Kurogoma, Aonori powder outside. ③a Make small rice balls. b Spread Anko round. c Put a rice ball on spread Anko. d Cover rice ball and make round shape. I used 2cups of Mochigome and made 15 OHAGIs.

By the way, the sweet is called OHAGI in Autumnal Equinox Day but it’s called BOTAMOCHI in Spring Equinox Day. Both are same. The name comes from the flower name 萩 Hagi in Autumn, 牡丹Botan in Spring. Every year, I had workshop to make OHAGI for long time with international students. But I couldn’t hold it because of Corona this year, unfortunately. So I made it at home and share you to be able to make it. Enjoy Japanese traditional taste and beautiful Autumn you too. ーAtsuko╰(´︶`)╯