Posted AT 10:45 AM EDT on 17/12/06
Pounding the sweet treats of Montreal
MONTREAL — The prospect of pounding rice with giant wooden mallets seems to draw a crowd every year in Japanese communities across the country.
But what looks like an ancient anger-management practice to the curious onlooker, is actually an integral part of the process of making mochi, a traditional Japanese holiday dessert said to bring good luck in the new year.
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