Inokomochi - Inokomochi

Japanese: 亥子餅 - いのこもち

Also written as inoko mochi. This rice cake is made on the day of the boar in the tenth month of the lunar calendar. It is called "Inoko botamochi" and in many places it is made with newly harvested rice. It is given to children who come to celebrate Inoko, and to people who help with rice planting in the spring, as a sign of gratitude for the autumn harvest. Inoko mochi has been made in the Imperial Court since the mid-9th century. It is also called genchiyo, and was given to men and ladies of the Imperial Court. It was also wrapped in brocade and hung in the four corners of the palace at night. Boar-shaped ones were also made. The ingredients are soybeans, adzuki beans, sasage (big horn beans), sesame seeds, chestnuts, persimmons, and sugar.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

猪子餅とも書く。旧暦10月の亥の日に作られる餅。〈亥子のぼたもち〉といい，新米でぼたもちを作る所も多い。亥子を祝いにきた子どもたちにやったり，春の田植を手伝ってくれた人にも配って秋の収穫を感謝する。宮中でも9世紀中ごろから亥子餅が作られた。玄猪（げんちよ）ともいい，宮中の男や女房などにも与えられた。また，これを錦に包んで夜の御殿の四隅にさした。猪の形をしたものも作られた。大豆，アズキ，ササゲ(大角豆)，ゴマ，栗，柿，糖が材料である。

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