Two people died in Japan after choking on mochi to celebrate the new year. Despite officials warning the population about the ...

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This is mochi, or rice cake, formed into a round shape to represent a mirror (kagami), one of the three sacred treasures, and displayed at New Year as an offering to the New Year gods (toshigami).

Mochi, a doughy cake made from steamed sweet rice, is more than just a nostalgic taste of Japan; the very act of making mochi ...

Ozoni, a Japanese soup with mochi, is traditionally eaten on New Year’s Day. This version from chef Takashi Yagihashi calls ...

Japan’s emergency services are warning New Year revellers not to bite off more than they can chew when they savour traditional mochi rice cakes over the holidays. An essential element of the ...

For as long as I can remember, a beautifully decorated chiffon cake has adorned our family’s table for every celebration, be it birthdays, graduations, anniversaries, or holidays. My mom would ...

Bibingka is a traditional Filipino cake made with rice flour, coconut milk, eggs, and sugar. Similar to mochi, it’s slightly ...

Workers prepare sets of kagamimochi, decorative glutinous rice cakes, made to celebrate the New Year. Okurayama Aoyagi, a long-established seller of Japanese confectioneries in Kohoku Ward, Yokohama, ...

From a donut that protects against witches to a pastry that will tell your fortune, cultures around the world often start the ...