Daifuku are said to have originally been called daifuku-mochi or harabuto-mochi, both written with Chinese characters meaning 'large belly rice cake', because the feeling of fullness lasts a long time. |
大福餅は、腹持ちがよいことから腹太餅(はらぶともち)、大腹餅(だいふくもち)と呼ばれていたという。 |