The most recognizable rice cake in the West is Japanese mochi, but there is a wide and wonderful world of Asian rice cakes, all possessing symbolic meaning in the context of Lunar New Year. My family ...

The mochi dish at State Bird Provisions in San Francisco is close to my heart, as it was one of the first dishes I created for the restaurant. It was born out of a kombu cooking challenge that chef/co ...

Creating the mochi mixture itself also isn’t too difficult, but make sure to have a microwave-safe bowl that’s large enough for mixing the dry ingredients and water, as well as enough plastic wrap to ...

Growing up in Columbus, but born in Hatsukaichi, Japan, mochi wasn’t just a treat-it was a slice of my heritage that I carried with me like the curls in my hair and the ink on my skin. My fondness for ...

Make mochi donuts at home! This easy recipe creates delicious homemade strawberry glazed mochi donuts, perfect for a sweet treat.

Made by pounding cooked glutinous short-grained mochi rice, mochi is a sticky Japanese food eaten as a sweet or savory treat. Mochi is to Japanese people what latkes are for Jewish people, or black ...

Nursery school children in northern Japan have tried their hand at making sticky rice cakes, or mochi, which will be used as ...