But what is mochi flour, exactly? It’s made from finely milled sweet rice, which is why it’s also called sweet rice flour. It’s a staple ingredient in recipes for mochi and other desserts ...

Mochi and dango are both wonderfully chewy, rice-based Japanese treats that can be found in various delightful flavors and beautiful colors. Both fall under the category of wagashi, which are ...

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 ...

An elderly woman died and five other people were in serious condition in the Tokyo area after choking on “mochi” sticky rice cakes between Jan. 1 and 3, the Tokyo Fire Department said.

Mochitsuki (pounded rice) was founded in the eighth century in Japan as an offering to the god of the new year. Later, it was used to decorate homes for the new year with an orange placed on top – ...

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 ...

The rice cakes will be shipped mainly to Nagoya and the Tokyo area. Tomiko Nakano, who is 72 years old and has been making hana-mochi since she was in her 30s, said, “It will make me so happy to ...