Mochi pounded soft by adding much water is put in a bucket, etc., filled with water, and is eaten being sipped in the form of a string shaped with hands, however, it is dangerous to do this before getting used to it.
水気を多く入れて柔らかく搗いた餅を水を張った盥（たらい）等に入れて、手で細長く紐状にしてすすりながら食べるが、慣れないと危険。