Fastest mochi maker in Japan

HED: Pounding Mochi with the Fastest Mochi Maker in Japan DEK: Mitsuo Nakatani is a mochi master, and to watch him do his work is a genuine thrill. Turning sticky rice into Japan's traditional soft and chewy treat requires pounding, flipping and smashing the glutinous rice at high speeds in perfect coordination with a team. While visitors come to Nakatani's mochi shop to taste the best, they stay to watch him make it.

Fastest mochi maker in Japan

Mitsuo Nakatani is a mochi master, and to watch him do his work is a genuine thrill. Turning sticky rice into Japan's traditional soft and chewy treat requires pounding, flipping and smashing the glutinous rice at high speeds in perfect coordination with a team. While visitors come to Nakatani's mochi shop to taste the best, they stay to watch him make it.

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HED: Pounding Mochi with the Fastest Mochi Maker in Japan DEK: Mitsuo Nakatani is a mochi master, and to watch him do his work is a genuine thrill. Turning sticky rice into Japan's traditional soft and chewy treat requires pounding, flipping and smashing the glutinous rice at high speeds in perfect coordination with a team. While visitors come to Nakatani's mochi shop to taste the best, they stay to watch him make it.

Fastest mochi maker in Japan

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