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In Japanese, there is an idiom, Yakimochi wo Yaku (焼き餅を焼く) (Pronunciation), which literally means to grill a grilled rice cake. But it is almost always used as an idiom, and the phrase means to be/get...
The fruit chew from Morinaga Seika (森永製菓), Hi-Chew, is one of the Japanese treats widely enjoyed in many countries. Last year (2020), the leading Japanese confectionery maker, Morinaga, introduced a new soft, chewy candy called...
Zoni (雑煮), politely called Ozoni (お雑煮), is a traditional Japanese dish that represents Japan’s New Year’s Day festivities. It is a soup dish made with a plain rice cake called Mochi (餅) and other miscellaneous...
As winter is the season of Mochi (餅) for Japanese people, I have often eaten the plain rice cake since the beginning of December. Mochi is typically served in soup (for example, O-Shiruko, O-Zoni), but...
While the word “Okashi (お菓子)” can refer to any kind of snack, sweet, and candy, regardless of where they are produced, “Wagashi (和菓子)” is the word for traditional Japanese confections. Wagashi comes in many...
In the previous entry, I wrote about Kinako Mochi. But after posting the article, the sweet Mochi dish reminded me of Shizuoka’s specialty Wagashi confection called Abekawa Mochi (安倍川もち). Abekawa Mochi (安倍川もち) Abekawa Mochi...
As you may know, the traditional Japanese food, Mochi (餅), is a plain rice cake made of glutinous rice called Mochi Gome (餅米). Mochi is available in various forms, and the sweets made with...
Commonly used in traditional Japanese confections or Wagashi (和菓子), Mochi (餅) is a plain white rice cake made from glutinous rice called Mochi Gome (もち米). When Wagashi uses Mochi, sweet stuff typically covers it,...
