But what is mochi flour, exactly? It’s made from finely milled sweet rice, which is why it’s also called sweet rice flour. It’s a staple ingredient in recipes for mochi and other desserts ...

Imagine inhaling the delicate, sweet scent of azuki bean paste mingled with the soft, enticing textures of mochi rice. Wagashi, traditional Japanese sweets, are more than just delightful treats; they ...

Pull the tray out of the freezer and let them sit on the counter for a minute or two. They’re laid out neatly in two rows of ...

Two elderly men in Japan choked to death on mochi rice cakes as part of a New Year’s tradition that authorities have issued warnings about annually. Eating mochi on and around the New Year is ...

Honor the multicultural and complex foodways of Hawaiʻi at your next celebration from creamy mac salad to tangy huli huli ...

Two people in Japan have died and seven others had to be taken to hospitals after choking on mochi, a sweet rice cake that can prove difficult to swallow if not thoroughly chewed. In just the ...

Instead of the laborious process required to make mochi the most traditional way, we offer an easy workaround by using sweet rice flour ("mochiko" in Japanese) to create the same chewy ...

Inside, figurines of woodland animals sit on shelves that once held locally made Japanese rice crackers for sale (the company closed decades ago). A small glass display case holds the mochi and ...

Lucky me. Before, I couldn’t get near the place to feast on this nationwide favorite, a fusion of an American doughnut and Japanese mochi — rice flour. These doughnuts look like delicious ...

Despite an annual warning from authorities, a deadly New Year's trend continued in Japan this week as two people died after choking on mochi — a doughy cake made from steamed sweet rice that is ...