Thumb through a few books and you’ll score a no-frills answer: it’s a Japanese rice cake (mochi) with a filling such as sweet ...

Remove cake pan from wok once mochi is cooked; remove and discard plastic wrap. Working in batches, use two spoons to scoop and form warm mochi into a small ball (about 1 scant tablespoon).

Pinch off about 2 tablespoons of dough and roll between your palms into a ball. Using your index finger and thumb, pinch a well, forming a cup.

The chefs of Otowasan Kannonji Temple teach us how to make sankirai mochi rice cakes! This delicious treat is the head nun's specialty! Simply knead rice flour, wrap in sankirai leaves and steam.

My personal favourite of the boxed cakes was the Yam Chicken Floss Mochi Cake (S$9.90), containing yam cream, chicken floss, seaweed and mochi. The yam was smooth and had a natural, earthy taste, ...

Seasonal recipes from the nuns of Otowasan Kannonji Temple: gohei-mochi rice cakes. It's a hometown specialty for Mitsuei, the temple's head nun. Wrap freshly cooked rice around cedar sticks and ...

The first time that I told my non-Chinese friends about the taro + mochi + meat floss + salted egg combination, they were shocked that anyone would ever find this unorthodox blend of flavours ...

How Japanese mochi brings communities in America together 04:08. Despite an annual warning from authorities, a deadly New Year's trend continued in Japan this week as two people died after choking ...

The kagami mochi, a decoration consisting of stacked rice cakes and other elements, is a symbol of New Year in Japan. Here, we introduce the auspicious meanings of its various parts.

New Year mochi decorations take a unique form in Takayama City, in Gifu, with Hanamochi, a custom that's been going over 450 years. Small pieces of mochi are wrapped on branches to emulate flowers in ...