Christmas pictures

Merry Christmas! If I post the pictures in mid-January, that means it’s still Christmas, right? Pass the nog.

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Winnipeg Mochitsuki

Mochi-making is traditionally a pre-New-Year’s activity in Japan. Sweet rice is steamed and then pounded into a sticky goo, which gets eaten in various ways – toasted, fried, with anko (sweet bean paste), etc…

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