Nakatanidou -Mochi show

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Nara Prefecture boasts a performance-based culinary attraction similar to Insadong's honey taffy, known as 'Nakatanido.' Here, two individuals work in rapid succession pounding mochi, producing rice cakes famously infused with mugwort and filled with not-too-sweet red bean paste. Witnessing their process is as astonishing, if not more, as seeing honey taffy being made for the first time. Visiting in the morning, one can expect to find long lines, predominantly tourists, eager to watch the mochi-making. The freshly made mochi, priced at 130 yen each, is exceptionally chewy and generously filled with a rich, mildly sweet red bean paste that complements its texture perfectly.