{"id":1324,"date":"2023-04-12T18:00:17","date_gmt":"2023-04-12T09:00:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/goodie-foodie.com\/en\/?p=1324"},"modified":"2025-07-21T18:03:53","modified_gmt":"2025-07-21T09:03:53","slug":"22014","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/goodie-foodie.com\/en\/22014\/","title":{"rendered":"How to eat Kikyou Shingen Mochi<\/em> | Savor an iconic Yamanashi sweet"},"content":{"rendered":"

The basic style to enjoy Kikyou Shingen Mochi<\/em><\/h2>\r\n

\uff081\uff09Open the wrapper<\/h3>\r\n
\"Open<\/div>\r\n

First, let\u2019s open the wrapper. Together with the mochi<\/em> and molasses, you will also find a yoji<\/em> (skewer used for eating traditional Japanese sweets). Now, remove the inner lid.<\/p>\r\n

\uff082\uff09Use the yoji<\/em> to lift the mochi<\/em><\/h3>\r\n
\"Use<\/div>\r\n

The mochi<\/em> is cut into three sections. Use the yoji<\/em> to pick up a piece.<\/p>\r\n

\uff083\uff09Dress with kuromitsu<\/em><\/h3>\r\n
\"Dress<\/div>\r\n

While holding one piece of the mochi<\/em>, pour the kuromitsu<\/em> molasses into the container. This is the trick to avoid spilling!<\/p>\r\n

\uff084\uff09Mix<\/h3>\r\n
\"Mix\"<\/div>\r\n

Mix the kinako<\/em> (toasted soybean powder) with the kuromitsu<\/em>, and enjoy!<\/p>\r\n

Advanced technique<\/h2>\r\n

\uff081\uff09Empty the container<\/h3>\r\n
\"Empty<\/div>\r\n

Spread out the wrapper onto a plate, then remove the inner lid and invert the container over the wrapper, boldly emptying the entire contents!<\/p>\r\n

\uff082\uff09Dress with kuromitsu<\/em><\/h3>\r\n
\"Dress<\/div>\r\n

Now that the mochi<\/em> is atop the wrapper, dress with kuromitsu<\/em>.<\/p>\r\n

\uff083\uff09Massage to coat<\/h3>\r\n
\"Massage<\/div>\r\n

Bring all four corners of the wrapper together, and lift. Then, massage the package to mix, evenly coating all the mochi<\/em> with kuromitsu<\/em>.<\/p>\r\n

\"Massage<\/div>\r\n

Once again spread out the wrapper, and use the yoji<\/em> to eat the mochi<\/em>. This way, you can enjoy your Kikyou Shingen Mochi<\/em> without wasting any of the delicious kuromitsu<\/em> and kinako<\/em>.<\/p>\r\n

By cleverly using the wrapper, you can eat Kikyou Shingen Mochi<\/em> without making a mess. The next time you enjoy this favorite, please give this technique a try!<\/p>\r\n

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Kikyou Shingen Mochi is an iconic sweet of Yamanashi Prefecture. Even among those who have never visited Yamanashi, many people have tried this classic mochi (glutinous rice cake). As it comes in a small container, there is a bit of technique involved in achieving full coverage of your Kikyou Shingen Mochi with kuromitsu (molasses). Let\u2019s take a look at two ways to enjoy this wonderful treat!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1320,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[55,78,103],"class_list":["post-1324","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-slug_articles","tag-how","tag-long-established","tag-wagashi"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/goodie-foodie.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1324","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/goodie-foodie.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/goodie-foodie.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/goodie-foodie.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/goodie-foodie.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1324"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/goodie-foodie.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1324\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1326,"href":"https:\/\/goodie-foodie.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1324\/revisions\/1326"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/goodie-foodie.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1320"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/goodie-foodie.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1324"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/goodie-foodie.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1324"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/goodie-foodie.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1324"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}