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“Hina-arare” - Grilled bits of rice cake for the Girls' Festival
“Hina-arare” are sweet rice cakes eaten for the Girls’ Festival on March 3. There are mainly two kinds depending on what they are made of; glutinous rice and ordinary rice. Kanto people are more familiar with the one made of ordinary rice while Kansai people are more familiar with glutinous rice on…(76 words)
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Mochi (Rice cake) Kansai Kanto Cake Okaki Arare![What is Okaki? images](http://cdn.deepjapan.org/content/images/.cache/_image1_1_AYA-EQ1396175614048_5_480_360_90.jpg)
What is Okaki?
Okaki is one of Japanese traditional snacks made of rice (glutinous rice). In order to make okaki, rice is first polished, cleaned and steamed to make into mochi. When mochi is hardened, it will be cut into smaller pieces for drying. This drying process is the most difficult step for professional o…(83 words)
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Wagashi Mochi (Rice cake) Okaki Rice cracker![What is “Okaki” Sommelier? images](http://cdn.deepjapan.org/content/images/.cache/_image1_1_aMNgkQ1414659099940_5_480_360_9.png)
What is “Okaki” Sommelier?
One of the famous traditional snacks in Japan are “Okaki” made of rice (glutinous rice). They are also known as “Arare” or “Kakimochi”. Okaki sommeliers are to recommend best selections of Okaki in terms of material, texture and taste and advise people about unique ways to enjoy eating them and its…(52 words)
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Traditional Snacks Okaki Arare