: a doughlike mass made from cooked and pounded glutinous rice used in Japan as an unbaked pastry
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The meal ended with mochi drizzled with a syrup of black sugar from Okinawa followed by the diner’s choice of matcha or hojicha.
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Laurie Ochoa, Los Angeles Times, 21 Dec. 2024
Lingering spring mist created with agar and cracked mochi rice.
—Caroline Newton, Bon Appétit, 12 Dec. 2024
Dochi The Seattle outpost of this mochi doughnut maker is located in the Uwajimaya Food Hall in the Chinatown-International District.
—Melissa Santos, Axios, 10 Dec. 2024
My favorite dish was a pandan and coconut custard mochi cake served with coconut sorbet.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 27 Dec. 2024
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Laurie Ochoa, Los Angeles Times, 21 Dec. 2024
Lingering spring mist created with agar and cracked mochi rice.
—Caroline Newton, Bon Appétit, 12 Dec. 2024
Dochi The Seattle outpost of this mochi doughnut maker is located in the Uwajimaya Food Hall in the Chinatown-International District.
—Melissa Santos, Axios, 10 Dec. 2024
My favorite dish was a pandan and coconut custard mochi cake served with coconut sorbet.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 27 Dec. 2024
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“Mochi.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mochi. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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