: a doughlike mass made from cooked and pounded glutinous rice used in Japan as an unbaked pastry
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And in addition to an assortment of mochi, there is tres leche cake with caramel ginger for dessert.
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Sherrie Nachman, Forbes.com, 2 July 2025
The butter mochi donuts, pillowy and fragrant, arrived.
—Ana Gutierrez, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
For dessert, invest the time to cross town (a 20-minute drive east on King Street) to sample a brilliant mochi selection at Fujiya Hawaii.
—The New York Times News Service Syndicate, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 June 2025
The business is family owned and is currently operated by the clan’s third generation of mochi artisans.
—Mae Hamilton, AFAR Media, 1 May 2025
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Sherrie Nachman, Forbes.com, 2 July 2025
The butter mochi donuts, pillowy and fragrant, arrived.
—Ana Gutierrez, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
For dessert, invest the time to cross town (a 20-minute drive east on King Street) to sample a brilliant mochi selection at Fujiya Hawaii.
—The New York Times News Service Syndicate, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 June 2025
The business is family owned and is currently operated by the clan’s third generation of mochi artisans.
—Mae Hamilton, AFAR Media, 1 May 2025
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“Mochi.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mochi. Accessed 4 Aug. 2025.
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