Making mochi is not as difficult as it might seem ... Mochi are traditional Japanese sweets that delight with their unique texture. The soft, slightly stretchy, sticky rice dough hides a sweet ...

Just make sure you have room in your freezer! Mochi ice cream is a popular Japanese dessert made from a sweet pounded rice ...

The Takayama Studio of the Hana-Mochi Association in Enako-cho, Takayama, which carries on this tradition, began making mochi flower decorations in mid-November and will continue until Christmas Day.

If not chewed but simply swallowed, the sticky mochi gets stuck in the throat - and can lead to suffocation. According to Japanese media, 90% of those rushed to hospital from choking on their new ...

A key factor to winning over Japanese sweets fans is a steady flow of new and seasonal treats, which means others have to be pruned from the lineup to make room for new arrivals ... Or, more ...

The New Year "mochi-tsuki" contest was held at Tokujoji Temple in Kagawa Prefecture. Twenty people used stone mills and beetles to pound the mochi, which was then filled with red bean paste and ...