: a doughlike mass made from cooked and pounded glutinous rice used in Japan as an unbaked pastry
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Here, that plump short-grain rice takes on a wonderfully varied texture when roasted — with a soft chew at the center and edges, as if mochi and a potato chip had a love child.
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The New York Times News Service Syndicate, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Feb. 2026
The black-sesame mochi, served with charcoal-vanilla ice cream and black-sesame praline, is playful and striking.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Feb. 2026
In between performances, guests traveled with lychee martinis in hand underneath the scarlet red luminaire, past cherry blossom trees, and to a hors d’oeuvres table laden with jiaozi, bánh cam, and mochi.
—Savannah Hanoum, Vogue, 20 Feb. 2026
Liu says her favorite flavor is the dark chocolate mochi, coated in enough cocoa powder to stain your fingers and likely your shirt.
—Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 9 Feb. 2026
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The New York Times News Service Syndicate, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Feb. 2026
The black-sesame mochi, served with charcoal-vanilla ice cream and black-sesame praline, is playful and striking.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Feb. 2026
In between performances, guests traveled with lychee martinis in hand underneath the scarlet red luminaire, past cherry blossom trees, and to a hors d’oeuvres table laden with jiaozi, bánh cam, and mochi.
—Savannah Hanoum, Vogue, 20 Feb. 2026
Liu says her favorite flavor is the dark chocolate mochi, coated in enough cocoa powder to stain your fingers and likely your shirt.
—Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 9 Feb. 2026
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 28 Feb. 2026.
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