Toyoko Nakagawara has a skill that makes her essential for mochi-making day at the Tacoma Buddhist Temple – she’s got hands that can handle piping hot dough. Rolling out the steamed dough is an essential step when making daifuku mochi, a Japanese confection of sweetened red beans stuffed into a chewy rice dough.
“I was in the dry cleaning business, so I was used to the heat,” laughed Nakagawara about tugging the hot dough out of the steamer before forming it into round skins. The finished bun is a gelatinous orb – the taste is sweet and creamy.
Read more here: http://blog.thenewstribune.com/tntdiner/2012/10/31/mochi-udon-sushi-and-other-finds-at-tacoma-buddhist-temple-gathering/
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