Mochi Commercial

2010 is coming soon, which means that it’s about the time of the year that Japanese people buy their new year’s mochi. Here’s one commercial that’s been airing on TV a lot recently:

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2 comments - What do you think? Posted by James - December 6, 2009 at 7:09 am

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Comment by Adamu

2009-12-06 14:04:51

Remember, everyone – people die every New Year by choking on mochi. Watch out!

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Comment by Haf

2009-12-21 06:29:57

I ate them once, and I still live.
I guess you have to take really big bites and don’t drink anything with it in order to choke. But it really is quite… I don’t know the word… sticky?

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