: a doughlike mass made from cooked and pounded glutinous rice used in Japan as an unbaked pastry
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Other Asian snacks will also be available, including the mochi ice cream carried at the other locations.
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Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 16 Feb. 2024
One of the top-selling items is the snowball mochi, a sweet, white mochi ball filled with light cream and fruit.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Jan. 2024
The 30-year-old baker Mina Park, who owns the Brooklyn cake shop 99, approximates fondant with mochi.
—Zoey Poll Katja Mayer, New York Times, 15 Feb. 2024
Those of that demographic seemed to be having a great deal of fun at Saturday’s opening-night performance, shouting encouragement to the characters in Japanese and helping make imaginary mochi (or rice cakes).
—Rob Hubbard, Twin Cities, 21 Jan. 2024
Case in point: the vegan lychee, vegan passionfruit, and vegan mango flavors—all of which feature the soft, chewy mochi wrapped around a creamy coconut base.
—Tiffany Hopkins, Bon Appétit, 11 Dec. 2023
In Gohar’s world, mochi can be breasts and cakes can be made of sausages.
—Amelia Abraham, Vogue, 9 Nov. 2023
His menu will feature sweet potato mochi balls drizzled with gochujang butter sauce.
—Sakshi Venkatraman, NBC News, 22 Nov. 2023
Available for purchase are goodies such as avocado toast, local Hawaiian ceviche, mochi ice cream and frozen dark-chocolate sea salt banana bites.
—Debbi Kickham, Forbes, 13 Nov. 2023
Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 16 Feb. 2024
One of the top-selling items is the snowball mochi, a sweet, white mochi ball filled with light cream and fruit.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Jan. 2024
The 30-year-old baker Mina Park, who owns the Brooklyn cake shop 99, approximates fondant with mochi.
—Zoey Poll Katja Mayer, New York Times, 15 Feb. 2024
Those of that demographic seemed to be having a great deal of fun at Saturday’s opening-night performance, shouting encouragement to the characters in Japanese and helping make imaginary mochi (or rice cakes).
—Rob Hubbard, Twin Cities, 21 Jan. 2024
Case in point: the vegan lychee, vegan passionfruit, and vegan mango flavors—all of which feature the soft, chewy mochi wrapped around a creamy coconut base.
—Tiffany Hopkins, Bon Appétit, 11 Dec. 2023
In Gohar’s world, mochi can be breasts and cakes can be made of sausages.
—Amelia Abraham, Vogue, 9 Nov. 2023
His menu will feature sweet potato mochi balls drizzled with gochujang butter sauce.
—Sakshi Venkatraman, NBC News, 22 Nov. 2023
Available for purchase are goodies such as avocado toast, local Hawaiian ceviche, mochi ice cream and frozen dark-chocolate sea salt banana bites.
—Debbi Kickham, Forbes, 13 Nov. 2023
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“Mochi.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mochi. Accessed 26 Apr. 2024.
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