Botamochi

I often visited my grandma in August during the summer vacation when I was little. We also celebrated the obon holidays during this time and she would always prepare botamochi as an offering to our ancestors. Botamochi is known by different names at different times of the year. During the spring equinox, it is called botamochi; during the autumn equinox, it is called ohagi. This sweet rice ball is usually made from glutinous rice, however, I’ve used Japane