: a doughlike mass made from cooked and pounded glutinous rice used in Japan as an unbaked pastry
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Top it all off with the daily chef’s selection of mochi ice cream.
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Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 12 Jan. 2026
The woman, in her 80s, choked on daifuku — mochi filled with sweet bean paste — at her home in Minato Ward just after midnight on New Year’s Day and was later pronounced dead at a hospital.
—Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 5 Jan. 2026
More than half of those hospitalizations — 177 — have occurred in January and December, when mochi is most often served.
—Stephen Smith, CBS News, 5 Jan. 2026
Rounding out the menu are hot sides (tempura, gyoza, takoyaki, Kura Crispy Fries); cold sides (sashimi, edamame); soups (miso, ramen, udon); and dessert (mochi, taiyaki, sesame balls).
—Linda Zavoral, Mercury News, 18 Nov. 2025
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Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 12 Jan. 2026
The woman, in her 80s, choked on daifuku — mochi filled with sweet bean paste — at her home in Minato Ward just after midnight on New Year’s Day and was later pronounced dead at a hospital.
—Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 5 Jan. 2026
More than half of those hospitalizations — 177 — have occurred in January and December, when mochi is most often served.
—Stephen Smith, CBS News, 5 Jan. 2026
Rounding out the menu are hot sides (tempura, gyoza, takoyaki, Kura Crispy Fries); cold sides (sashimi, edamame); soups (miso, ramen, udon); and dessert (mochi, taiyaki, sesame balls).
—Linda Zavoral, Mercury News, 18 Nov. 2025
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“Mochi.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mochi. Accessed 16 Jan. 2026.
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