Sohla Makes Samurai Mochi | Ancient Recipes with Sohla | History

Ancient Recipes with Sohla will be back with more episodes this summer! Check out every episode so far here: Mochi has been a staple Japanese food for thousands of years - and was once the superfood of the samurai! In this episode, Sohla El-Waylly makes mochi how the samurai of feudal Japan would have eaten it, along with a daifuku version from the 1700s. #AncientRecipes Samurai & Daifuku Mochi Recipe: For the Mochi: Mochigome rice Water For the Daifuku: 2 cups azuki beans 2 cups rock sugar Water Directions for the Mochi: 1. Soak the rice overnight 2. Put some water in the base of a wok. Line a bamboo steamer with cheese cloth. 3. Add the rice to the cloth lined steamer. Bring water to a simmer & steam for 30 minutes. 4. Add the rice to the usu or other mortar. Keeping all of the utensils moist, pound the rice & flip it over repeatedly. Keep pounding until the grains of rice disappear. You’ll likel