: a doughlike mass made from cooked and pounded glutinous rice used in Japan as an unbaked pastry
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My favorite dish was a pandan and coconut custard mochi cake served with coconut sorbet.
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Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 27 Dec. 2024
Tokyo Treat is a subscription service that sends out a monthly box filled with Japanese goodies, including rare KitKat flavors, ramen noodles, seasonal drinks and mochi.
—Catherine Garcia, theweek, 3 Dec. 2024
Also coming to Bay View's food scene: Two new, casual East Asian restaurants with spring rolls, mochi doughnuts and tea.
—Hope Karnopp, Journal Sentinel, 2 Dec. 2024
These individual bites of ube (or purple yam) ice cream are coated in a chewy mochi exterior with a flavor that’s something like a mix of vanilla and pistachio.
—Natasha Fischer, Contributor, CNBC, 17 July 2024
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Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 27 Dec. 2024
Tokyo Treat is a subscription service that sends out a monthly box filled with Japanese goodies, including rare KitKat flavors, ramen noodles, seasonal drinks and mochi.
—Catherine Garcia, theweek, 3 Dec. 2024
Also coming to Bay View's food scene: Two new, casual East Asian restaurants with spring rolls, mochi doughnuts and tea.
—Hope Karnopp, Journal Sentinel, 2 Dec. 2024
These individual bites of ube (or purple yam) ice cream are coated in a chewy mochi exterior with a flavor that’s something like a mix of vanilla and pistachio.
—Natasha Fischer, Contributor, CNBC, 17 July 2024
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“Mochi.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mochi. Accessed 5 Jan. 2025.
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