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Made with Mochi (餅) rice cake, Daifuku (大福) or Daifuku Mochi is one of the most loved Wagashi sweets. It is a small, round confection consisting of Anko (餡子) sweet red bean paste wrapped in a...
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Made with Mochi (餅) rice cake, Daifuku (大福) or Daifuku Mochi is one of the most loved Wagashi sweets. It is a small, round confection consisting of Anko (餡子) sweet red bean paste wrapped in a...
“Mochi (餅)” is a plain glutinous rice cake known as traditional Japanese food, often used in Japanese winter dishes, and steamed or baked mochi is characterized by its strong stickiness and chewiness. Actually, not...
“Mochi (餅)” is a traditional Japanese food made of glutinous rice that’s been steamed and pounded, which usually has a white color and is characterized by its stickiness. Mochi is not only used in...
“Mochi (餅)” is a traditional Japanese food made of glutinous rice “Mochi-Gome (餅米)” that has been steamed and pounded. The cooked rice cake has strong stickiness and chewiness, and in Japan, it is often...
Several types of Wagashi (traditional Japanese confections) use kudzu (arrowroot) starch as the main ingredient, and as I wrote before, Kuzukiri (葛きり) is among them. Kuzukiri Noodles with Kuromitsu Syrup Kuzukiri is almost tasteless, so when...
Mochi (餅) is a traditional Japanese food customarily eaten during the winter season in Japan. It is a sticky plain white rice cake made of glutinous rice Mochi-Gome (餅米) and prepared as the main...
The cherry blossom Sakura (桜) season is just around the corner here in Japan. When people think of sweets for the Japanese tradition of viewing cherry blossoms, Hanami (花見), many will picture Dango (団子) rice dumplings....
Several days ago, I wrote an article about the type of Dango, where I introduced “Zunda Dango (ずんだ団子)” as a popular Japanese rice dumpling. As mentioned there, “Zunda (ずんだ)” is a paste made by mashing...