Omochi, a representative of the New Year's food.
It is a versatile food that can be enjoyed as a variety of dishes, such as ozoni or hedge.
It is a delicious mochi, but there is also a danger of being clogged in the throat.
How many people were transported by mochi?
According to the Tokyo Fire Department, 463 people were transported in Tokyo in 2015-2019 for suffocation due to mochi and dumplings in Tokyo.
Source: Tokyo Fire Department
Due to suffocation and accidental ingestion, the most is wrapped.Next, it is a mochi and meat.
Source: Tokyo Fire Department
Looking at the number of people transported by month, you can see that 177 people in January and 63 in December are concentrated during the year -end and New Year holidays.
That's why many people eat mochi and clog throat.
What if your mochi gets stuck in the throat?
So how do you deal with it if you actually clog your throat?I asked the agency.
The agency recommends "If you can cough, let it out, and if you do not have a cough," Haibukoda ".It's a way to hang your back.
The method of tapping back is as follows.
Quoted by Tokyo Fire Department
If you get stuck in your throat, you may think that you have to take it out with a vacuum cleaner.
ですが、同庁は「おもちがノドの奥にどんどん進んでしまう可能性がある」として、掃除機の使用を推奨していません。
On top of that, so that the mochi does not get stuck in the throat, it is "small cut and easy to eat, and chew slowly and eat."
A delicious New Year dish.I want to taste it safely and slowly.
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