: a doughlike mass made from cooked and pounded glutinous rice used in Japan as an unbaked pastry
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The unassuming madeleines embody Xiao Ye’s eclectic, expansive ethos: delicate French pastries baked with mochi rice flour and masa, dusted in jalapeño powder.
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The Bon Appétit Staff & Contributors, Bon Appétit, 21 Oct. 2024
The demand for hojicha mochi muffins and misugaru cookies and ssuk pound cake is a whirlwind for the baker and her new shop, but her pastries have always been popular — even if her road to baking was never planned.
—Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 18 Oct. 2024
Try your hand at a delightfully chewy miso-and-maple-pecan butter mochi cake.
—Li Goldstein, Bon Appétit, 17 Oct. 2024
When it's cooled, use it as a sweet topping on mochi or even bread.
—Nancy Lebrun, Verywell Health, 14 Oct. 2024
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The Bon Appétit Staff & Contributors, Bon Appétit, 21 Oct. 2024
The demand for hojicha mochi muffins and misugaru cookies and ssuk pound cake is a whirlwind for the baker and her new shop, but her pastries have always been popular — even if her road to baking was never planned.
—Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 18 Oct. 2024
Try your hand at a delightfully chewy miso-and-maple-pecan butter mochi cake.
—Li Goldstein, Bon Appétit, 17 Oct. 2024
When it's cooled, use it as a sweet topping on mochi or even bread.
—Nancy Lebrun, Verywell Health, 14 Oct. 2024
See all Example Sentences for mochi
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“Mochi.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mochi. Accessed 16 Nov. 2024.
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