: a doughlike mass made from cooked and pounded glutinous rice used in Japan as an unbaked pastry
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For Sugar Social, Nhung chose to emphasize classic summer flavors with her mochi cakes.
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Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 23 Aug. 2025
Elsewhere on the mainland, the fruit has made its way into mochi, milk tea, and even hotpot.
—Amy Gunia, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2025
Get to know the rice flour behind chewy butter mochi, crunchy mochiko chicken, and more.
—Alma Avalle, Bon Appetit Magazine, 19 Aug. 2025
The store is also poised to offer birthday packages for kids ages 2-12 who want to make their own mochi doughnuts.
—Harvey Barkin, Mercury News, 17 Aug. 2025
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Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 23 Aug. 2025
Elsewhere on the mainland, the fruit has made its way into mochi, milk tea, and even hotpot.
—Amy Gunia, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2025
Get to know the rice flour behind chewy butter mochi, crunchy mochiko chicken, and more.
—Alma Avalle, Bon Appetit Magazine, 19 Aug. 2025
The store is also poised to offer birthday packages for kids ages 2-12 who want to make their own mochi doughnuts.
—Harvey Barkin, Mercury News, 17 Aug. 2025
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“Mochi.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mochi. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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