The most recognizable rice cake in the West is Japanese mochi, but there is a wide and wonderful world of Asian rice cakes, all possessing symbolic meaning in the context of Lunar New Year. My family ...

The mochi dish at State Bird Provisions in San Francisco is close to my heart, as it was one of the first dishes I created for the restaurant. It was born out of a kombu cooking challenge that chef/co ...

Mochi brownies are a textural treat. Made with two different kinds of chocolate, they’re intensely rich and decadent, too.

Warabi Mochi (わらび餅) is a type of traditional “wagashi” (Japanese sweet) with a chewy jelly-like texture. It gets its name from its key ingredient, “warabiko” (わらび粉), which is a starch that comes from ...

There’s been a kind of mochi fan club rapidly inducting members in the Bay Area over the past few years, devouring everything from the butter mochi cake at Liholiho to the mochi-topped ice cream in a ...