mochi

A type of wagashi - a Japanese rice cake made of glutinous rice pounded into paste and molded into shape. It is a traditional food for the Japanese New Year and is commonly sold and eaten during that time.

Examples

Types

songpyeon | Eaten during Chuseok, a Korean festival.

Porridge

shiruko | Winter dessert where the mochi is half-melted in with the adzuki beans.

zouni soup | New Year soup.

Wagashi

arare | Roasted mochi flavored with soy sauce. Beans can also be used.

imomochi | Comes with potatoes and sweet and spicy seasoning.

hina arare | Arare flavored with sugar eaten on Hinamatsuri.

hishimochi |From top to bottom, it's a mochi with the colors pink, white, and green. Eaten on Hinamatsuri.

kagami mochi | New Year mochi with a mandarin orange on top.

kashiwa mochi | Eaten during Kodomo no Hi.

raindrop cake | Transparent, raindrop looking mochi.

pon de ring | Mixed between a donut and mochi. Also just known as mochi doughnut.

sakura mochi | Mochi in the color of a cherry blossom (sakura).

zunda mochi | Mochi with mashed green soybean paste on top.

kusa mochi | Mochi infused with Japanese mugwort.

hanabira mochi | Flat mochi wrapped around anko and candied burdock, shaped like a petal.

yakimochi | Grilled or broiled mochi.

kirimochi | Rectangular mochi.

Daifuku

daifuku | Mochi with a sweet filling, usually a red bean paste.

ichigo daifuku | Mochi with a strawberry inside.

mame daifuku | Adzuki beans or soybeans are mixed into the mochi or the filling.

mikan daifuku | Mochi with a mandarin orange inside (top part of the image).

yukimi daifuku | Ice cream mochi.

Tag related

mochitsuki | Ceremony where mochi is pounded with a kine.

mochi trail | The trail left by the pounding or stretched when eaten.

See also

• moon rabbit: Folktale about a rabbit pounding mochi on the moon.
• warabimochi: Despite the name, it is not made with mochi.
• dango: While it's a type of rice cake, it's different from mochi for using glutinous rice.
• kuri manjuu: Looks kind of like a daifuku but made with flour than mochi.
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External links

• Wikipedia: Mochi

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The following tags implicate this tag: kashiwa_mochi_(food), mochi_trail, and sakura_mochi (learn more).