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 ...

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 ...

Warm weather calls for frozen snacks! In this episode of ITK: Eats, we show you how to make mochi ice cream bars. Made with coconut custard, these mochi bars are perfectly chewy and sticky. Plus, they ...

Mochi is a soft and chewy treat made from rice flour. It has many uses, as you can form it into mochi doughnuts, flavored rice cakes, chewy and cold mochi ice cream, or savory dumpling-esque toppers ...

Biting into a freshly made mochi ball is all about texture. It starts with the velvety outer layer, gives way to a pillow-soft bite, and finishes with a satisfying, springy chew. This parade of ...

The story of Bainbridge Island’s Mochi Tsuki festival starts in the Okano family’s dry cleaning business. It began when the Nakatas and the Okanos (two Japanese American Bainbridge Island families) ...