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It is "Kumagai Internal Medicine and Neurology Clinic" located in Motomachi Chinatown.

 

I guess more people will eat rice cakes for the new year.

In January, not only heat shock but also suffocation accidents caused by rice cakes increased.

Therefore, this time I will introduce what you should do to prevent accidents caused by mochi.

 

• Cut the mochi finely

When eating mochi, it is important to cut it into smaller pieces than the ones on the market.

This will reduce the risk of getting stingy when swallowing rice cakes.

 

• Devise how to eat mochi

There are many people who eat seaweed when eating mochi.

However, nori has poor flowability and tends to clog the throat.

Therefore we recommend eating with grated radish or toro.

Eating rice cakes with thick or moist ones makes it harder to clog.

 

Let's be careful about rice cake accidents with such a device.