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

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Types

• !post #3260502: songpyeon | Eaten during Chuseok, a Korean festival.

Porridge

• !post #4324178: shiruko | Winter dessert where the mochi is half-melted in with the adzuki beans.
• !post #4324175: zouni soup | New Year soup.

Wagashi

• !post #4389253: arare | Roasted mochi flavored with soy sauce. Beans can also be used.
• !post #8137323: imomochi | Comes with potatoes and sweet and spicy seasoning.
• !post #5169839: hina arare | Arare flavored with sugar eaten on Hinamatsuri.
• !post #8174146: hishimochi |From top to bottom, it's a mochi with the colors pink, white, and green. Eaten on Hinamatsuri.
• !post #7728695: kagami mochi | New Year mochi with a mandarin orange on top.
• !post #6520469: kashiwa mochi | Eaten during Kodomo no Hi.
• !post #6720562: raindrop cake | Transparent, raindrop looking mochi.
• !post #7873406: pon de ring | Mixed between a donut and mochi. Also just known as mochi doughnut.
• !post #8118980: sakura mochi | Mochi in the color of a cherry blossom (sakura).
• !post #7595847: zunda mochi | Mochi with mashed green soybean paste on top.
• !post #9148870: kusa mochi | Mochi infused with Japanese mugwort.
• !post #3399528: hanabira mochi | Flat mochi wrapped around anko and candied burdock, shaped like a petal.
• !post #3747151: yakimochi | Grilled or broiled mochi.
• !post #3707518: kirimochi | Rectangular mochi.

Daifuku

• !post #7968792: daifuku | Mochi with a sweet filling, usually a red bean paste.
• !post #6263745: ichigo daifuku | Mochi with a strawberry inside.
• !post #2188851: mame daifuku | Adzuki beans or soybeans are mixed into the mochi or the filling.
• !post #7559239: mikan daifuku | Mochi with a mandarin orange inside (top part of the image).
• !post #5569877: yukimi daifuku | Ice cream mochi.

Tag related

• !post #6848532: mochitsuki | Ceremony where mochi is pounded with a kine.
• !post #8437415: 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":https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mochi