Word of the Month
It is Sophie here. I am
one of your Japanese’s captains. Ayla or myself will be posting 2-3 words of
the month, and this week’s words are Keki, Ame and Mizu. They mean:
Keki (けーき) : Cake
Ame (雨) : Rain
Mizu (水) : Water
Do you know
why we chose these words?
Japanese recipe – Shingen Mochi
(raindrop cake)
This month, we
are going to make Shingen Mochi (しんげんもち) – also called ‘raindrop cake’. This cake is
made from … you guessed it … water! It is quite easy to make (with help from
your parents).
Ingredients:
½ cup cold water
1 tbsp gelatine
½ cup sugar
2 cups water
1.
Mix gelatine with ½ cup warm water
2.
Boil 2 cups of water and stir in sugar until dissolved.
3.
Add the gelatine to the boiled water and stir until all gelatine is dissolved.
4.
Pour into round bowls and let it cool to room temperature
5.
Refrigerate for at least 6 hours to set.
6.
To remove from bowl, gently lower the bottom of the bowl into warm
water for 30 seconds to loosen from the bowl.
7.
Traditionally topped with
sweet soy sauce and kinako (soybean powder) but you can drizzle with a topping
of your choice.
8.
Try putting an edible blossom or single berry inside – it looks (and
tastes) delicious!
No plans on Sunday?
Due to the coronavirus, the Melbourne
Japanese Festival will be online this year and FREE – live streaming from 11.00
am until 3.45. See Japanese cooking, taiko drumming, origami and manga drawing
classes, and more!
Go to https://www.mjsf.com.au/ on Sunday.
