Two people died in Tokyo after choking on a popular New Year’s sweet — a sticky rice cake called mochi. The traditional treat — made of short-grained, sweet, glutinous rice with a high starch content ...

Our Healthy Food of Asia webzine previews healthy and unique dishes from around the world and features the history and culture behind the dishes that different countries have to offer. This month, ...

You’ll recognize Chikara Mochi, a Japanese rice cake shop in Gardena, by the blue noren (curtains) fluttering outside. The delicate little cakes on display inside include four that are used in the ...

Over Rice is bringing the first mochi doughnuts to Ellicott City. Combining the bouncy and chewy texture of mochi — a Japanese rice cake — and the fresh flavor of poke, the new restaurant in the ...

Chef Ivan Orkin's first exposure to Japan was a lowly one, washing dishes in a Long Island sushi bar when he was just 15. But he fell in love with the cuisine and the culture. After restaurant work in ...

The Program in Asian Studies held a Japanese rice cake making (omochi-tsuki) event on March 10, 2022. The photos were taken by Yurina Yoshikawa, Japanese Learning Associate, 21-22.