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 ...

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.

Mochi has this quiet kind of magic. It’s soft, a little chewy, and honestly, just fun to eat. For centuries, people in Japan have made mochi for New Year’s and festivals—it’s one of those foods tied ...

Every New Year’s Day in Japan, families gather to mark the holiday with foods meant to symbolize longevity and good fortune. Among them is mochi, a sticky rice cake deeply tied to tradition and ...

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HILO, Hawaii (KHON2) — For many Japanese families, mochi pounding is a New Year’s tradition as it is meant to bring good fortune and longevity. One Hilo family has been doing it for a century.

INVOLVED IN THE WARNING ON THEIR WEBSITE. PEOPLE IN DOWNTOWN SACRAMENTO CELEBRATED JAPAN DAY TODAY. THE DAY INCLUDED CLASSES AND DEMONSTRATIONS OF JAPANESE FOOD MAKING, MOCHI, THE ART OF FLOWER ...

Making mochi for the New Year is a tradition that’s observed by many of Hawaii’s families of Japanese ancestry. “We’re counting from the time my parents got married. They got married on Dec. 26, 1924, ...

FORM OF A DONUT. NESTLED ON A QUIET STREET JUST OFF NEWTON CENTER, ONE COULD BE FORGIVEN FOR OVERLOOKING THIS YELLOW FACADE. BUT STEP INSIDE AND IT WOULD BE IMPOSSIBLE TO MISS THESE COLORFUL MOCHI ...

January, you might stumble across a surprising winter scene like a towering bonfire blazing in a shrine yard, neighbors warming their hands and skewers of mochi (rice cake) slowly charring over open ...

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 ...