Despite an annual warning from authorities, a deadly New Year's trend continued in Japan this week as two people died after choking on mochi — a doughy cake made from steamed sweet rice that is ...

When a chef says they put their blood, sweat, and tears into their work, we hope they don’t mean literally. Mochi masters may actually mean it literally. To create the sweet, chewy Japanese delicacy, ...

There are traditional New-Year foods eaten in many countries and this smooth, sticky mass of sweet rice is said to attract ...

Growing up in Columbus, but born in Hatsukaichi, Japan, mochi wasn’t just a treat-it was a slice of my heritage that I carried with me like the curls in my hair and the ink on my skin. My fondness for ...

Japanese, especially newcomers to Japan, many of the customs and traditions of New Year may seem hard to understand. New Year or oshogatsu is the most important holiday period in Japan for families ...

Mochi, a doughy cake made from steamed sweet rice, is more than just a nostalgic taste of Japan; the very act of making mochi – a "mochitsuki" – takes on special significance on New Year's Day.

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Bonfires, drifting smoke and roasted mochi. Dondo-yaki is Japan’s mid-January fire ritual that marks the real end of the New ...

Two elderly men in Japan choked to death on mochi rice cakes as part of a New Year’s tradition that authorities have issued warnings about annually. Eating mochi on and around the New Year is supposed ...