Tsukimi, McDonald"s Autumn Special

In Japan, we have a custom to appreciate the moon, especially the full moon in September. We set dumpling and seasonal fruits out by the window and watch the moon. This custom is called TSUKIMI. TSUKI means the moon, and MI means watching. The prototype of tsukimi for the Japanese, who are a farming people, is to liken the moon to a divinity and to pay for abundant subsequent harvests of ripened rice. So we hardly do it in this traditional way now, but still we say "It is the season of Tsukimi".

We know from our patrimony that a rabbit lives in the Moon and cooks rice cakes there. You can see designs with the moon and rabbit together often, like this, this . And since the round yellow part looks like the moon, we call this way of making eggs "Tsukimi". This is Tukimi Udon. And Japanese McDonalds sells Tsukimi Burgar . This is a McDonalds season special only in Japan.

Comments

[huo shing]

what kind of dumpling is that?

[Aimee Roo]

Thanks for sharing that with us! Have you ever eaten a Tsukimi Burger?

[maia]

hi mari-- that's such a nice imagery of the rabbit on the moon! this will sure make my kids smile :)

off topic. Memory of murder, the one by Bong Joon-ho (the one who did Barking dog never bite). Thanks, I'll search for this one...one of my favourite of this year is still Kill Bill2.