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 ...

Every New Year’s Day in Japan, families gather to mark the holiday with foods meant to symbolize longevity and good fortune.

Volunteers Jared Delmas and his father Erich Delmas pound rice with large mallets as part of the process of making mochi at Livingston United Methodist Church in Livingston on Saturday December 28, ...

When a chef says they put their blood, sweat, and tears into their work, we hope they don’t mean literally. Mochi masters may actually mean it literally. To create the sweet, chewy Japanese delicacy, ...

Everybody loves mochi ice cream. But if you’re staying in more often, it might be a little harder to get your hands on the summer treat. Luckily you can make mochi at home with this DIY mochi ice ...

Mochi pounding is a way to welcome the New Year, with family togetherness at the heart of the tradition. A local family from ...

In keeping with a century-old family practice, the Kawaguchi-Niizawa-Yasui clan of Morgan Hill and San Jose makes rice cakes for Japanese New Year the traditional way. That means hours of steaming, ...

Tasting Table tried 18 mochi flavors and ranked them, so the next time you're faced with purchasing choices, you know exactly ...

The annual mochi Tsuki sale doesn’t raise much money, organizers said, but the traditions the rice pounding builds are priceless. “I think we get around $2,500 from mochi – that’s net. If you put the ...