久々に「もちっこ」を出してきて丸餅を作りました。近年の米価格の上昇で糯米もかなり高くなっていました。最近、うるち米の値段は下がってきたものの、糯米はまだまだ高止まり。でも、行きつけのスーパーで目玉商品になっていたのです。
「もちっこ」をいつ買ったか覚えていないくらい昔のことで、まだネット注文で配達してもらうことが一般的でないときでした。地下鉄で4駅離れた池袋の実店舗まで出かけて購入して、お店側はあとで無料で配達するとのことでしたが、せっかちな私は手がちぎれそうになりながら電車で持ち帰りました。長年使ったあとの感想は、「もちっこ」のモーターは最強。臼は、1kg入りの米にちょうど良い大きさです。
I made mochi with one kilo of rice, by using the mochi-making machine - the machine brand is called 'Mochikko'. I had not used it for a few years, since the price of mochi rice soared along with the ordinary rice prices. Now, prices of ordinary rice have come down to reasonable levels recently but not mochi rice price. Luckily, the supermarket I went to today had the mochi rice as the day's special offer.
I cannot remember exactly when I bought the Mochikko, but it was when ordering a mochi machine on the internet was not yet common. So, I took the underground train and went to Ikebukuro, 4 stops away, and bought the Mochikko at a brick-and-mortar shop. The shop offered to deliver it to me later free of charge, but I could not wait to use it. So, I carried it into the train and came home with my hands aching. After many years of use and happy experiences, my impression of the Mochikko is that its motor is unassailable. The machine takes care of the mochi rice starting with soaking, steaming, and kneading. It can also be used for kneading doughs for breads and noodles.
























































