In Japan, the New Year is a time of celebration, filled with cherished traditions and delicious foods. One such delicacy is ...

"I hope people will start off a good year by savoring good mochi rice cakes on New Year's Day," President Katsuya Yamada commented. (Japanese original by Kazuki Yamazaki, Nagoya Photo and Video ...

Taku Tsuji, Director of Miyagi Prefecture Seoul Office, took their time to introduce the Japanese New Year feast and rice cakes. Chujo: I wish you all a Happy New Year! In Japan, we celebrate the ...

Spring is here! So let's make some colorful spring dishes: Chef Saito's Chirashi Sushi Cake, and Crystal-clear Cherry Blossom Jelly. 1. Cook the rice vinegar, sugar and salt in a pot over low heat ...

Two people in Japan have died and seven others had to be taken to hospitals after choking on mochi, a sweet rice cake that can prove difficult to swallow if not thoroughly ... The fire department told ...

The offering is made with Western and traditional Japanese sweets ... they are placed over a sponge cake covered with fresh cream containing rice crackers, representing steamed rice.

A dish resembling traditional Japanese "ozoni" soup, with porridge jelly powder used instead of rice cakes, is seen in this photo supplied by Nutri Inc. People's ability to swallow gradually ...

Choking on mochi is so common that authorities offer tips every year on how to help someone who has the food lodged in their throat.

WAKU WAKU Japanese Radio in Cairns hosted its inaugural mochi (Japanese rice cake) pounding event for the community in 2020. Source: WAKU WAKU Japanese Radio Cairns looks to diversify its economy ...