Morning, Haku.
Let's go.
Today, I'm making strawberry mochi.
With this recipe, you can put anything in the mochi.
Ice cream is a very popular filling, and I usually make it that way,
but I'll make it the traditional way this time.
Add rice flour, powdered sugar, water, and then mix it well.
Wrap the bowl and then heat it in the microwave for about a minute or two
until the mochi dough becomes thick.
Sprinkle some rice flour or corn starch on a board.
Knead the dough and flatten it to shape it into a wrap, instead of playing with the cat.
Cut the strawberries in half.
Now wrap them with the red bean paste.
Then wrap them with mochi sheet.
Attach the fin by rubbing water round to an edge.
Melt some chocolate for the face.
Slice some strawberries into thin pieces, and then place them together like this.
Drop some condensed milk and strawberry jam on a plate.
Drag a toothpick through the center of the drops.
Sprinkle some powdered sugar, and set a mint leaf on top if you have one, and done.
Gochisousama deshita. (Thanks for the meal.)