Since I started working at BA, I’ve worried that my colleagues suspect I’m operating for the mochi lobby (“Big Mochi”), pushing the “Mochi Agenda” at every opportunity with recipes, story ideas, and ...

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A community in western Japan is celebrating the Lunar New Year by making decorations with twigs adorned with white ornaments made from mochi rice cake.

Growing up, my favorite Chinese desserts were always the chewy ones. The texture is unique, some say it's an acquired taste, but for me, these stretchy desserts represent childhood and home. Lo mai ...

Every year, Japan’s national police and emergency response services issue public warnings to be careful when eating mochi rice cakes, the sticky, sweet traditional delicacy served to celebrate the new ...

Did you know the lure of desserts can kill you with the sweetness! Sounds unbelievable, but this is what makes the lesser-known story of the deadly Japanese Mochi cakes, so scary! This traditional ...

Kirimochi 切り餅 is a type of dried mochi (rice cake made of mochigome glutinous rice) cut into rectangles. They're one of the most common forms of dried mochi cakes and are typically bought at New ...

To some, taro and purple rice may seem like unorthodox ingredients to add to desserts, but for me, they are a few of my all-time favourite dessert elements. Sadly, I find them to be uncommon and quite ...