Wednesday, January 9

And they don't spit up on your shoulder

TOKYO (Reuters) - New-born babies in Japan who can't make it around to visit all their relatives can now send them proxies instead - cuddly bags of rice.

A small rice shop in Fukuoka, southern Japan, has been swamped with orders for "Dakigokochi" rice-filled bags shaped like a bundled baby and printed with the new-born's face and name.

Each rice bag is tailor-made to weigh as much as the new-born and shaped so the rice fills the bag up. Holding the round-edged bag would feel like holding a real baby.

Newborns visit relatives as cuddly rice bags - Yahoo News

1 comment:

Unknown said...

"People say they have a hard time opening them up and eating the rice," Ono said.

I have the same problem with real babies.

Great story.