Mitsuo Nakatani is a mochi master, and to watch him do his work is a genuine thrill. Turning sticky rice into Japan's traditional soft and chewy treat requires pounding, flipping and smashing the ...

Most Americans likely only have a passing familiarity with mochi, the sweet, chewy Japanese treat made from rice. Here, it’s often seen filled with ice cream (or as a self-serve fro-yo topping), but ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Lunar New Year is celebrated with different foods depending on the culture, but across the Asian diaspora, there is one food in ...

With the end of one year, and the beginning of another, comes the annual Japanese-American mochitsuki - or mochi-making - tradition. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ...

In a bright, modern home in a Monterey Park neighborhood, three generations of a Japanese American family made way for the new year with an ancient tradition. A hundred pounds of glutinous rice had ...

Growth Snacker: Barnett helped launch the My/Mo mochi ice cream brand. Taking a Japanese-inspired dessert popular in specialty stores and Asian grocers, and putting it into thousands of mainstream ...