What is it? For those who don’t know mochi is a Japanese pounded rice cake. In the case of Daifuku it is filled (as the hint ...

TOKYO -- Can eating "mochi" rice cake and "daifuku" mochi filled with sweet bean paste help you avoid the restroom? Recently, a curious piece of advice has been circulating on social media as a ...

It’s not just for mochi. Mochi is a popular Japanese dessert. These round, colorful confections are made from dough wrapped around ice cream—hence why they’re frozen. To make the dough, you ...

The chefs of Otowasan Kannonji Temple teach us how to make sankirai mochi rice cakes! This delicious treat is the head nun's specialty! Simply knead rice flour, wrap in sankirai leaves and steam.

An elderly woman died and five other people were in serious condition in the Tokyo area after choking on “mochi” sticky rice cakes between Jan. 1 and 3, the Tokyo Fire Department said.