Sohla Makes Samurai Mochi - Ancient Recipes with Sohla - History
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Date: 2022-09-14
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I don't know if someone has already mentioned it but japanese didn't use sugar the way you expected and showed. Japanese people had absolutely no idea about sugar until portugese came to Japan in 17th century. And even then sugar was more than just a rare thing. It was super expensive meant for really wealthy people. You could buy the whole castle for a handful of sugar that time. So sugar was more like a currency rather than simply food. If it was really to be eaten it was eaten just like this. No real cooking involved.
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I don't know if someone has already mentioned it but japanese didn't use sugar the way you expected and showed. Japanese people had absolutely no idea about sugar until portugese came to Japan in 17th century. And even then sugar was more than just a rare thing. It was super expensive meant for really wealthy people. You could buy the whole castle for a handful of sugar that time. So sugar was more like a currency rather than simply food. If it was really to be eaten it was eaten just like this. No real cooking involved.
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Solid
Aren't samurai supposed to be High ranking? If not at least nobles? Cause whole point if a Samurai was being able to afford a sword U don't see why they wouldn't be able to eat white rice? Granted they probably didn't have as much money as royal families directly but that's a bit weird. Dk if I'm spewing bull but swords are expensive eating brown rice sounds more of a choice. Dk for sure but I hear conflicting info. Just would love to know more about it.
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Aren't samurai supposed to be High ranking? If not at least nobles? Cause whole point if a Samurai was being able to afford a sword U don't see why they wouldn't be able to eat white rice? Granted they probably didn't have as much money as royal families directly but that's a bit weird. Dk if I'm spewing bull but swords are expensive eating brown rice sounds more of a choice. Dk for sure but I hear conflicting info. Just would love to know more about it.
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knottybeachbunny
Hi Sohla, I just discovered you terrific series! Mochi making tips: To make the mochi rice using a steamer, cook longer than usual - you want the mochi very soft. Or purchase a mochi cooker - it's like a rice cooker but will steam the rice and -pound- it for you. Shape the mochi while very hot. When filling mochi, make a pancake, fill, and then pinch into a circle. My kids like peanut butter or cookie butter as fillings.
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Hi Sohla, I just discovered you terrific series! Mochi making tips: To make the mochi rice using a steamer, cook longer than usual - you want the mochi very soft. Or purchase a mochi cooker - it's like a rice cooker but will steam the rice and -pound- it for you. Shape the mochi while very hot. When filling mochi, make a pancake, fill, and then pinch into a circle. My kids like peanut butter or cookie butter as fillings.
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Hvitulf
You actually did pretty well. I pounded 3 pounds of rice one time in an attempt to make it like they used to. I think it's important to at least try stuff like that at least once to gain appreciation for the foods we eat. I ended up with huge blisters on my hands. By the end of it I was cursing with every strike. Mine didn't turn out very pretty either and I'll never repeat that ever again -
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You actually did pretty well. I pounded 3 pounds of rice one time in an attempt to make it like they used to. I think it's important to at least try stuff like that at least once to gain appreciation for the foods we eat. I ended up with huge blisters on my hands. By the end of it I was cursing with every strike. Mine didn't turn out very pretty either and I'll never repeat that ever again -
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MsYuki
Perhaps your cooked rice is getting too cold resulting in ugly (no offense) lumpy mochi despite all the effort. Instead try transferring a portion of the cooked mochigome to a microwave-safe container, pound, nuke for -10-15 seconds, pound, nuke, repeat. You should get a smooth lump-free mochi with way less elbow grease. -
Obviously not -traditional- but it works.
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Perhaps your cooked rice is getting too cold resulting in ugly (no offense) lumpy mochi despite all the effort. Instead try transferring a portion of the cooked mochigome to a microwave-safe container, pound, nuke for -10-15 seconds, pound, nuke, repeat. You should get a smooth lump-free mochi with way less elbow grease. -
Obviously not -traditional- but it works.
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belltree
There is a cheating way to make mochi at home. Young Japanese housewives are making mochi using their bread maker to knead into mochi instead of pounding. No sure if all bread maker or a certain type of bread maker does this. So if you own a food processor with dough hook of a bread maker, it might work.
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There is a cheating way to make mochi at home. Young Japanese housewives are making mochi using their bread maker to knead into mochi instead of pounding. No sure if all bread maker or a certain type of bread maker does this. So if you own a food processor with dough hook of a bread maker, it might work.
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education
It's almost mochi season! We grew up with mochi pounding parties where I'm from. See if you can go with someone in your area. They are the most fun! You spend the weekend with family, at home, doing the preparations and hard labor of making mochi, keeping your culture alive, it's beautiful.
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It's almost mochi season! We grew up with mochi pounding parties where I'm from. See if you can go with someone in your area. They are the most fun! You spend the weekend with family, at home, doing the preparations and hard labor of making mochi, keeping your culture alive, it's beautiful.
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S.
As a kid my family And extended (tons of cousins, grandparents, uncles and aunts, and close friends) gathered every year to pound and enough mochi for everyone, for New Years. My fondest memories growing up.
Ps. Now you can buy a mochi maker that will pound it for you. Way easier.
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As a kid my family And extended (tons of cousins, grandparents, uncles and aunts, and close friends) gathered every year to pound and enough mochi for everyone, for New Years. My fondest memories growing up.
Ps. Now you can buy a mochi maker that will pound it for you. Way easier.
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Axe
You called that pounding - tried your -! More like kid playing with food. History or not the show is made in 21st century so use machine if you can-t do it by hands, it existed for a reason don-t make halfhearted effort and claimed - we tried our best -.
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You called that pounding - tried your -! More like kid playing with food. History or not the show is made in 21st century so use machine if you can-t do it by hands, it existed for a reason don-t make halfhearted effort and claimed - we tried our best -.
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Iroxinping
Sohla is Goddess. Her husband spends every day accepting that. No joke. My little brother makes sushi. beating the rice that's new. I didn't know to do that, I wonder now how that would be with sushi. I'm ace but I'd let him beat me sore. wat?
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Sohla is Goddess. Her husband spends every day accepting that. No joke. My little brother makes sushi. beating the rice that's new. I didn't know to do that, I wonder now how that would be with sushi. I'm ace but I'd let him beat me sore. wat?
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Piyu
Those large wooden mortar pestle are like -urun gain-. The weight of the large wooden pestle is important and random pounding doesn't work, I've tried making ruce flour in village for pitha. I looks easy but they have technique and rhythm, not easy
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Those large wooden mortar pestle are like -urun gain-. The weight of the large wooden pestle is important and random pounding doesn't work, I've tried making ruce flour in village for pitha. I looks easy but they have technique and rhythm, not easy
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Buchan
You are so fun!
My friend taught me to make her Italian family bean soup.
Tuscan bean soup.
Leeks, rosemary, Olive oil carrot and ham hocks, great northern beans. At end you smash 1 to 2 Cups beans, return to soup. That thickens it.
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You are so fun!
My friend taught me to make her Italian family bean soup.
Tuscan bean soup.
Leeks, rosemary, Olive oil carrot and ham hocks, great northern beans. At end you smash 1 to 2 Cups beans, return to soup. That thickens it.
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wherefancytakesme
You did pronounce usu right, but mochi-tsuki does not have a silent T, contrary to popular belief. Words beginning with tsu like tsunami have a pronounced T.
So imagine it like you're saying mo-cheet-suki. -
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You did pronounce usu right, but mochi-tsuki does not have a silent T, contrary to popular belief. Words beginning with tsu like tsunami have a pronounced T.
So imagine it like you're saying mo-cheet-suki. -
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Lauren
Gonna have to make this myself looks so tasty & not to difficult. Think you should try making an ancient form of kolaches. Love the episodes can-t wait to see what you make next!
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Gonna have to make this myself looks so tasty & not to difficult. Think you should try making an ancient form of kolaches. Love the episodes can-t wait to see what you make next!
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Emily
Like how i see it, alot of the stuff used was common for the time and easy to obtain, like u could make this in an everyday Japanese kitchen of that time. Samurai coulda made it?
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Like how i see it, alot of the stuff used was common for the time and easy to obtain, like u could make this in an everyday Japanese kitchen of that time. Samurai coulda made it?
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Kristi
Just for fun and giggles if u have a dirty mind: ::: avoid the visual. Just listen to this episode like a podcast. Tell me you don-t laugh your bum off? Just me? ohhh. Mmmkay.
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Just for fun and giggles if u have a dirty mind: ::: avoid the visual. Just listen to this episode like a podcast. Tell me you don-t laugh your bum off? Just me? ohhh. Mmmkay.
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Shrugg
Why are millennials so attracted to covering themselves with mediocre art that starts to degrade the day immediately.
At least she doesn't have a face full of piercings.
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Why are millennials so attracted to covering themselves with mediocre art that starts to degrade the day immediately.
At least she doesn't have a face full of piercings.
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polosavage1
Really great show idea but I'm sorry but they need a new host she's just to impatient and plain, has no depth of character, and just not a good host in my opinion
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Really great show idea but I'm sorry but they need a new host she's just to impatient and plain, has no depth of character, and just not a good host in my opinion
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Kristi
Anyone know of any show/book etc that depicts day in the life for ancient times? Love to read journals from diff times and places in history etc. any recommendations?
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Anyone know of any show/book etc that depicts day in the life for ancient times? Love to read journals from diff times and places in history etc. any recommendations?
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