Heather Speaks - Mochi

Episode 018
Happy New Year everyone!
Today I will show you guys some of the different kinds of mochi, or rice cakes in Japan.

Here is a quick recipe for ozoni:
2 Toasted Mochi
Chicken Breast
Kamaboko
600 cc water
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 TBS soy sauce
1/2 TBS mirin

Category:

People & Blogs

Tags:

• American
• Japan
• housewife
• introduction
• vlog
• culture
• news
• sports
• anime
• manga
• gaming
• food
• Japanese
• mochi
• New
• Year's

[nominal6]

Interesting. I recently started to buy the dry version of mochi from a health food store and have it baked in small pieces, then sprinkled with olive oil and parmesan cheese when sizzling hot. East meets west ;-) I also used to buy the fresh soft version dipped in sesame powder from a Chinese bakery. Are both dry and soft versions called the same ? Makes it a bit confusing when describing it to others. Thanks for the video.

[stainlesspenny]

@nominal6 Sounds tasty. They are always called mocha, dry or soft. It does make it hard to explain to others.

[Zelkon1120]

Isn't it rice pound cake?

[nordikkennels]

I have an old recipe from a Japanese friend for a sweet butter coconut mochi cake. It comes out a lot like the Hawaiian "Haupia". It's YUMMY!

[joshie1395]

Mochi in soup = amazing!

[kantishna39]

You mentioned two of my favorite ways of eating mochi, which is soup and baked with soyu and nori. When I was a kid it was mochi with kinako (my English spelling of Japanese words is probably way off). I wish all mochi had the consistency of the daifuku, so I don't have to worry about choking on a piece of mochi. Every time I see someone vlogging from Japan, I want to go visit my birthplace and see relatives that I haven't seen in probably 27 years.