: a doughlike mass made from cooked and pounded glutinous rice used in Japan as an unbaked pastry
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One side of the tight walkway to the cash register is lined up with Japanese treats, like mochi.
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Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 30 Oct. 2025
There were too many of the bulky, sweet styrofoam mochi waffle crisps and not enough seaweed/salty furikake, and the errant corn chips (faux-Fritos) and wasabi peas were in tragic shortage.
—Alex Beggs, Bon Appetit Magazine, 28 Oct. 2025
There are a variety of classic daifuku (mochi stuffed with red beans) to choose from, but the real knockouts here are the mochi that are themed around flowers, seasons, and small animals.
—Mae Hamilton, Travel + Leisure, 24 Oct. 2025
Follow it with their mochi ice cream.
—Moira McCarthy, Boston Herald, 23 Oct. 2025
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Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 30 Oct. 2025
There were too many of the bulky, sweet styrofoam mochi waffle crisps and not enough seaweed/salty furikake, and the errant corn chips (faux-Fritos) and wasabi peas were in tragic shortage.
—Alex Beggs, Bon Appetit Magazine, 28 Oct. 2025
There are a variety of classic daifuku (mochi stuffed with red beans) to choose from, but the real knockouts here are the mochi that are themed around flowers, seasons, and small animals.
—Mae Hamilton, Travel + Leisure, 24 Oct. 2025
Follow it with their mochi ice cream.
—Moira McCarthy, Boston Herald, 23 Oct. 2025
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 9 Nov. 2025.
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