Metabolism rises for 14 hours after hard exercise. Pretty cool study from David Niemanâs group at Appalachian State, just published online at Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise. Weâve all heard the various theories about how exercise pumps up your metabolism so youâre burning extra calories throughout the day.
Ordinary Japanese rice, or uruchimai (ç²³ç±³) is the staple of the Japanese diet and consists of short translucent grains. When cooked it has a somewhat sticky texture such that it can easily be picked up and eaten with chopsticks.
Traditionally, mochi is made by pounding steamed glutinous rice in a large wooden mortar, called the usu, with a wooden mallet called the kine. Mochi-tsuki is the Japanese term for the old-style method of pounding the steamed glutinous rice used to make mochi.