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 ...

Bainbridge Island's tradition of more than 30 years, the Mochi Tsuki celebration, returns to start the new year in 2023 after a two-year hiatus. The Bainbridge Island Japanese American Community will ...

In a small shop nestled in Los Angeles’ Little Tokyo neighborhood, a small but popular Japanese confectionary shop called Fugetsu-Do is turning 120 years old. Though this is a remarkable achievement — ...

As sweet rice steamed at the Grange Hall on Hagen Road Saturday under the watchful eye of Hideko Sugiyama, volunteers stood ready outside to pound it with mallets into rice patties — or “mochi” — to ...

LIHU‘E — Chef Carla Dusenberry, who leads the major food events at the Kaua‘i Soto Zen Temple Zenshuji in Hanapepe, said there was no way to create mochi, a traditional Japanese New Year significant ...

Growing up in a Japanese-American family, I spent the majority of my holidays and summer vacations living in Japan. Of course ...

These fried mochi rolls are crisp, chewy, and filled with roasted nuts and sugar, creating a sweet Cantonese treat with ...