The same production method is used in every area in Japan to process by pounding boiled glutinous rice, however, the shaping method used following this process differs between Kanto Region and Kansai Region (except kagami-mochi: literally, mirror mochi, which is round mochi offered to deify at the New Year's Day). もち米を搗くまではどの地方でも同じ製法をとるが、その後の形成方法は関東地方と関西地方で異なる(鏡餅を除く)。 |