- My grandmother, if she knew now what I was making,

如果我的祖母知道我現在在做什麼

would be very surprised.

她一定會非常驚訝

Mochi is originally from Japan.

麻糬源自於日本

It's a white pastry that's made from rice flour.

是一種用米粉製成的白色糕點

It's stuffed with azuki beans.

裡面填滿了紅豆餡

That's the traditional mochi.

也就是傳統的麻糬

Our mochi has become Hawaiian mochi.

我們的麻糬是夏威夷麻糬

My own style.

有我們自己的風格

(soothing violin music)

(撫慰人心的小提琴音樂)

We live in Hawaii and, if you look around,

我們住在夏威夷，如果你環顧四周

we have deserts and snow,

你可以發現我們有沙漠和雪

we have tropical rainforests and all the flowers,

我們有熱帶雨林和美麗鮮花

the birds and the oceans— it's all very colorful.

有鳥兒有海洋，一切都非常多彩鮮艷

(serene orchestral music)

(平靜的管絃音樂)

This is Hilo Town.

這裡是希洛鎮

I would consider it to be old Hawaii.

我認為這裡算是舊夏威夷區

Everything is a little bit slower.

在這裡的人事物步調都較為緩慢

Hilo is where I grew up and where my grandparents

我在希洛長大

settled when they first came from Japan.

當時我來自日本的祖父母也在此定居

They came as workers for the plantation in the cane fields.

他們是以工作簽的方式入境並在甘蔗田裡工作

They were seeking a better life, and so did

他們來到這裡是為了要找尋更好的生活品質

the other groups of people that came

而其他來自世界各地的人

from all over the world.

也都是如此

Filipinos, Chinese, Koreans, they all

菲律賓人、中國人、韓國人

had to live together, and they all shared their food.

他們都住在一起也一同分享食物

The Japanese contribution was the mochi.

日本人所做的貢獻就是麻糬

Every time I taste it, I think back

每次吃麻糬時我就會想到

to where I came from, and I think of my grandma.

我的母國以及我的祖母

She, as a treat, would make her mochi.

她將她自製的麻糬當作招待客人的點心

Her mochi was the reason that I had interest

這也就是為什麼

to keep mochi on the menu of Hawaii.

我會想把麻糬列在夏威夷的道地菜餚中

(solemn piano music)

(隆重的鋼琴音樂)

Two Ladies Kitchen is called Two Ladies

Two Ladies Kitchen 又叫作 Two Ladies

because we started with just my aunt and myself.

因為一開始是由我和我的阿姨開立的

I knew that my aunt knew how to make mochi

我知道我的阿姨懂得如何製作麻糬

but there was nobody else to pass it on to.

但沒有人想要傳承

And I knew that mochi is my calling.

而我知道這是我的使命

When I first started the business, it was just

一開始開業時

my family who helped me.

只有我的家人幫助我

My parents are now in their 90s,

我的父母親現在已經九十好幾

and they still come to the mochi shop.

他們還是會來我的店裡幫忙

A lot of our flavors are found in Hawaii.

菜單上的多種麻糬口味靈感都是來自夏威夷

We have a strawberry mochi, with a fresh strawberry

我們有草莓麻糬，紅豆餡上有著新鮮的草莓

on top of the beans and it's wrapped in the white mochi.

再用白麻糬皮將它裹起來

That is very popular.

這個口味非常受歡迎

Liliko'i is passion fruit, so I use the fresh nectar

Liliko'i 是一種百香果，我使用它新鮮的花蜜

and we make mochi.

來製作麻糬

We use the fruits of the season,

我們使用當季水果製作麻糬

persimmons, peaches and nectarines,

例如柿子、桃子、水蜜桃

pineapple, on and on.

鳳梨等等

Now I have a ginger mochi, brownie mochi,

現在我們還有賣薑麻糬、布朗尼麻糬

a marshmallow, like a rocky road.

棉花糖麻糬，看起來就像崎嶇不平的道路

I never say no to someone's suggestion.

對於大家的建議我來者不拒

It's been almost 25 years, and now,

已經二十五年了，而現在

we have lines out the door.

現在我們店外總是大排長龍

It's not only the Japanese people

不只有日本人

who embrace mochi, but it's become a Hawaiian food.

喜歡麻糬，麻糬現在已經成為夏威夷的道地點心

I meet people from all over the world,

我們的客人來自世界各地

and they, too, now love mochi.

而他們也都喜歡麻糬

It sticks everyone together,

麻糬讓大家聚在一起

other races, culture, our family friends.

種族上、文化上、親戚朋友也都是如此

Mochi just makes you feel happy,

吃麻糬會讓你感到快樂

and that's why I say, “Mochi is love.”

這就是為什麼我會說：「麻糬即是愛。」