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 ...

Want to make soft, chewy mochi without a microwave? This steamed mochi recipe is the perfect traditional method for achieving that smooth, elastic texture. Using simple ingredients like glutinous rice ...

The mochi dish at State Bird Provisions in San Francisco is close to my heart, as it was one of the first dishes I created for the restaurant. It was born out of a kombu cooking challenge that chef/co ...

Posted: September 1, 2025 | Last updated: September 1, 2025 My Hawaiian Butter Mochi recipe will give you the perfectly soft & chewy cross between a cake and mochi — it's so rich, isn't too sweet, and ...

If you buy something from a link, Vox Media may earn a commission. See our ethics statement. Kat Thompson is the audience editor of Eater’s Southern California/Southwest region. The ultimate Lunar New ...

I love how the tradition of mochi spans memories and cultures, from Filipino bibingka and Chinese nian gao to Japanese mochi and Hawaiian butter mochi. Mochi’s presence in my daily life was fleeting.

Made by pounding cooked glutinous short-grained mochi rice, mochi is a sticky Japanese food eaten as a sweet or savory treat. Mochi is to Japanese people what latkes are for Jewish people, or black ...