The genius of mochi is that it is a blank slate for flavors and in Japan, its incredibly popular as a savory item. When I like something, I go in deep, so I’ve spent a lot of time thinking about sticky rice things.Īnyway, I’m here to tell you that if you’ve only had “mochi” in a sweets capacity, you need to expand your horizons. Sounds confusing but it’s not and really, you don’t need to know about the difference in mochi and dango/daifuku to enjoy it. Things like mochi ice cream, dango ( that tri-colored three balls on a stick emoji that you’ve always wondered about), and strawberry daifuku are made from rice flour. Thing is, those things aren’t technically mochi. Or maybe you’ve had crispy edged mochi cakes or those super cute Japanese mochi donuts. Or maybe you’ve spied it in the freezer aisle at Trader Joe’s as mochi ice cream – thin, snowy, soft, pliable blankets tucked around balls of frozen ice cream. You’ve probably seen mochi as a topping at frozen yogurt places: chubby little pieces that add a delightful chew. The funny thing about mochi is that people often mistake it for a sweet thing. It’s chewy and white and not at all sweet. It‘s made form pounded Japanese short grain rice and it comes in many, many shapes. First off, mochi is a Japanese rice cake.
If you haven’t had or heard of mochi before you must be wondering what I’m going on about. From then on, I was all about mochi, all the time, every time. They were amazing: savory and sticky and just the right play of texture between the crunchy outsides and the gooey chewy insides. I didn’t know what they were but they were cute and looked super yummy so we asked the server what they were and it turns out they were grilled mochi or yakimochi.
Mike and I saw another couple at beside us at the bar with these golden brown toasted crispy things on a skewer topped with seaweed and sesame seeds. The first time I ever ate it was at a yakitori shop. Have you ever seen mochi and asked yourself, “why is mochi so popular?” What even is mochi? I’m hear to answer ALL your mochi questions.
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