For the Lunar New Year, the Japanese celebrate with kagami mochi (or mirror rice cake) and Koreans enjoy tteokguk, or rice ...

Have you ever tasted a dessert that dissolves in your mouth with the first bite? Mizu Shingen Mochi is a true masterpiece of ...

Mochi is a staple of the Japanese New Year's holiday menu and is ... Year's Day is the most important holiday in Japan, and the rice cake delicacy is an integral part of celebrating.

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 ... The fire department told the Japanese outlets that one ...

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.

Mochi, a doughy cake made from steamed sweet rice, is more than just a nostalgic taste of Japan; the very act of making mochi – a "mochitsuki" – takes on special significance on New Year's Day.

Nine people between 28 and 93 in Tokyo were rushed to hospitals after mochi, a traditional Japanese food eaten during ... smaller pieces and to chew the cakes well before swallowing.

The National Police Agency and the Fire and Disaster Management Agency are urging elderly people to be careful when eating mochi rice cakes during the New Year holidays. The appeal is made every year ...

Two elderly men in Japan choked to death on mochi rice cakes as part of a New Year ... and longevity, according to Japanese tradition. The National Police Agency and the Fire and Disaster ...