The most recognizable rice cake in the West is Japanese mochi, but there is a wide and wonderful world of Asian rice cakes, all possessing symbolic meaning in the context of Lunar New Year. My family ...

Borrowing a technique from pastry chef Jennifer Yee, these chewy, fruity, jewel-toned mochi are prepared in the microwave with a mix of pomegranate juice and lime juice. We used a 3/4-inch round ...

The Mochi Renji gadget softens mochi in the microwave. Cost and availability: $2.49 at Marukai Market Place or Marukai Wholesale Mart. Look for English instructions available near the product. Got a ...

Get ready to savor the perfect harmony of chocolate and mochi with my Easiest Chocolate Mochi Ice Cream Recipe! This recipe brings together the velvety smoothness of chocolate ice cream and the chewy ...

For most people, ourselves included, the microwave is usually the go-to tool for heating up leftovers. So when we were told that there are people who use it to cook, we couldn't help but do more ...

Prepare the filling: Shape the bean paste into 10-12 small balls (about 25g each) and refrigerate them. Make the mochi dough: In a bowl, mix the flour, sugar, salt, colour and water, until it becomes ...

Monica Burton is the former deputy editor of Eater.com where she covered restaurants and food culture from 2017 to 2025. Interspersed among recipes for foods that feel quintessentially of Hawai‘i — ...