The good news is when you make this recipe, you can skip both ... the round balls of sticky rice dough with ice cream in the middle. But “mochi” is only the glutinous rice cake on the outside.

To make the dough, you’ll need a popular ingredient ... It’s a staple ingredient in recipes for mochi and other desserts, but it’s versatile enough to use in savory dishes too, like rice ...

who likely got her recipe from Som’s auntie Florence, a longtime Hawaii resident, he says. While the exct origins of butter mochi are unknown, “all I can do is give thanks that it exists ...

While the exct origins of butter mochi are unknown, “all I can do is give thanks that it exists,” writes cookbook author and fashion designer Peter Som. His version uses browned butter ...