Japanese cooked, mashed rice, formed into balls or cut into squares. Sometimes sweetened.
Chinese snack made from rice.
a cake made of boiled rice
Japanese snack made from rice.
pounded sweet rice that comes in "cakes". Traditionally made by hand for special occasions in Japan. We can easily buy mochi from the health food store and use it for a variety of dishes. I like to let it melt in liquid for a cheesy effect or cut strips and put them on the waffle iron for mochi waffles. For more information see http://www.grainaissance.com/mochi.html
A Japanese food made from pounded brown rice. It's sold refrigerated, in flat squares. Mochi can be broiled.
Mochi is made by cooking sweet brown rice and then pounding or extruding it to break the grains, resulting in a very sticky substance. Flat packages of mochi can be purchased in most natural foods stores. Mochi can be used to create creamy sauces, the effect of melted cheese, dumplings in soups or simply cut into small squares and pan-fried, creating tiny turnover-like puffs.
A rice cake or dumpling made from cooked , pounded sweet rice.
Glutenous rice is pounded into cakes sold in vacuum sealed pouches. Before eating, mochi is put into a broiler or toaster/oven to puff up.
A sweet, short-grained, Glutinous rice with a very high starch content that is used to make rice cakes.
Rice cakes. They are chewy when cooked. Mushrooms, Chinese Black Dried mushrooms often found in bins in Asian markets. Chinese black mushrooms can be light brown, dark brown, and even grey. They are frequently speckled. Chinese black mushrooms (also known as shiitake mushrooms) range in price from moderate to quite expensive. The more costly are often called "flower mushrooms" as they have a thick cap and a nice curl. Before use, soak them in warm water for twenty to thirty minutes and remove the stems. You may also want to strain them through a sieve to remove any sand or dirt.
is a sweet, short-grained, glutinous rice with a high starch content. It is used to make rice cakes. It is pounded in large tubs until it becomes extremely sticky and is then formed into balls or squares, which can be found in Japanese markets. Mochi is also used in confections and rice dishes and it is made into rice flour called mochiko.