Growing up in Columbus, but born in Hatsukaichi, Japan, mochi wasn’t just a treat-it was a slice of my heritage that I carried with me like the curls in my hair and the ink on my skin. My fondness for ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In a small shop nestled in Los Angeles’ Little Tokyo neighborhood, a small but popular Japanese confectionary shop called ...

Discover how to make a delicious and chewy Pumpkin Rice Cake, inspired by mochi, in just minutes with your microwave. This ...

Mochitsuki is an ancient Japanese tradition of making mochi, a rice cake that is an integral part of Japanese culture ...

Let’s get one thing straight: the brightly coloured, shelf-stable sweets at supermarkets aren’t mochi. The real thing is almost impossible to find in Australia. “At the end of every year, when I was a ...

Pour peanuts into a blender and pulse for 5 seconds. The peanuts won’t be finely ground yet. Use a spoon or rubber spatula to scrape the peanut bits from the sides and pulse for another 5 seconds.

New Year in Japan means staying at home and eating various traditional foods to celebrate and ensure luck for the coming year. One of these customary treats is mochi, and a traditional way to get your ...

The key to McDonald’s Japan’s success has been the skillful way its menu both stays true to the chain’s American roots but also takes into considerations local tastes. For example, should you walk ...

Safer recipe promised for traditional new year glutinous rice cakes that regularly take the lives of elderly people A company in Japan believes it has the antidote to an unlikely health risk facing ...