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Another part of tsukimi traditions gets drawn into the gravtional pull of moon-viewing burgers<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n September is the start of tsukimi<\/strong>, or moon viewing, season in Japan, and if you\u2019re a regular reader of SoraNews24, you probably know it\u2019s the start of tsukikmi burger<\/strong> season too.<\/p>\n Tsukimi burgers get their name as an extension of Japan\u2019s various tsukimi noodle dishes, in which an egg is cracked into a bowl of soba or udon noodles. The heat of the broth flash cooks the egg, and its resulting round shape looks like a full moon, hence the name tsukimi soba\/udon.<\/p>\n Because of that, the defining ingredient of a tsukimi burger is a nice, round, fried egg, and yes, all five of Wendy\u2019s Japan\u2019s tsukimi burgers<\/strong> include one. Why, though, do they also have mochi inside of them, and why are they then called \u201cTsukimi Mocchi Burgers,\u201d with two Cs in \u201cmocchi,\u201d instead of \u201cTsukimi Mochi Burgers?\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n Let\u2019s start with the first of those questions. In Japanese folklore, there are tales of rabbits living on the moon<\/strong>. They don\u2019t just frolic around up there, either \u2013 these lunar bunnies spend their time making mochi\/rice cakes<\/strong>. Because of that, tsukimi dango<\/strong>, dumplings made of mochi, have long been the traditional treat to munch on while actually doing moon-viewing in Japan.<\/p>\n So Wendy\u2019s Japan decided to combine the two tsukimi associated ingredients, resulting in their moon-viewing burgers that have both a fried egg and also a thick slab of mochi in them<\/strong>, like the Tsukimi Mocchi Burger<\/strong>, pictured below, which also features a special teriyaki sauce to tie everything together on your taste buds.<\/p>\n OK, so that explains the mochi, but why the \u201cMocchi\u201d part of the name?<\/strong> Well, if you\u2019ve ever had mochi, you know that it has a soft, chewy consistency. Mochi is so soft that the word mochimochi<\/em> is itself an adjective for something that has a tantalizingly tender texture, and if something is really mochimochi<\/em>, then it gets called mocchiri<\/em>, which now has been shortened down to mocchi<\/em> for Wendy\u2019s Tsukimi Mocchi Burgers, or \u201csuper-soft moon-viewing burgers.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n In addition to the baseline 950-yen (US$6.40) Tsukimi Mocchi Burger pictured above, there\u2019s also a premium Truffle Tsukimi Mocchi Burger<\/strong> (1,250 yen), which adds black truffle seasoning<\/strong> to the teriyaki sauce.<\/p>\n These can also be upgraded to the Tsukimi Mocchi Burger Baconator<\/strong> (1,190 yen) or Truffle Tsukimi Mocchi Burger Baconator<\/strong> (1,450), which toss in strips of applewood smoked bacon and slices of melty cheesy.<\/p>\n \u25bc Wendy\u2019s Japan calls its standard Baconator the \u201cBaconator USA,\u201d making this an especially multicultural hamburger.<\/p>\n And, last, there\u2019s a Jr. Tsukimi Mocchi Burger<\/strong>, if you\u2019re a comparatively small eater or maybe just saving room for all the other moon-viewing burgers<\/a> you\u2019ve got on your to-eat list this month.<\/p>\n Thanks to a unique brand-merging, Wendy\u2019s Japan and fellow fast food chain First Kitchen<\/strong> have overlapping menus, with some branches even designated \u201cWendy\u2019s First Kitchen,\u201d so all of these moon-viewing burgers are available at First Kitchen locations as well.<\/p>\n The whole lineup is on sale now and will be served until late September.<\/p>\n Source: Wendy\u2019s Japan<\/a><\/em> Another part of tsukimi traditions gets drawn into the gravtional pull of moon-viewing burgers. 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