While its roots lie in ceremonial use and as sacred offerings, mochi has since evolved into a beloved dessert, serving as a ...

TOKYO -- Can eating "mochi" rice cake and "daifuku" mochi filled with sweet bean paste help you avoid the restroom? Recently, a curious piece of advice has been circulating on social media as a ...

Nine people have choked to death eating mochi rice cakes over the New Year period in Japan, despite warnings to chew slowly ...

Kirimochi, meaning “sliced mochi,” is a kind of mochi in which the sticky rice cake is cut into strips and dried, which you then heat up before eating. Ordinarily, kirimochi is made just from ...