Mochi-Tsuki!

The Japanese Buddhist Temple of Salinas‘ Mochi Festival will be held on Dec. 15. Come and watch mochi pounding, New Year’s festivities, and enjoy eating mochi.

Kazarimochi

You can reserve orders (by Dec. 8) of 3 kinds of mochi:

Regular mochi (rice cake): $5/lb

Kazari (kagami) mochi (brings good luck): $5/set of 2

Anko (daifuku) mochi (stuffed with aduki bean paste): $5/set of 4

Just contact Larry Hirahara at seedyguy@aol.com or the Buddhist Temple at 1-831-424-4105. Pick-up time is 11 am to 1 pm, Dec. 15.

Rice cake (regular mochi)