Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. These chefs rapidly slap and pound mochi into a delicious treat.

In keeping with a century-old family practice, the Kawaguchi-Niizawa-Yasui clan of Morgan Hill and San Jose makes rice cakes for Japanese New Year the traditional way. That means hours of steaming, ...

The annual mochi Tsuki sale doesn’t raise much money, organizers said, but the traditions the rice pounding builds are priceless. “I think we get around $2,500 from mochi – that’s net. If you put the ...

NAHA, Okinawa — More than 110 American servicemembers and their families visited the Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force’s Camp Naha on Wednesday to experience a Japanese way of welcoming the new year: ...

Nuo Mochi is a new shop that specializes in giant balls of stuffed mochi. The flavors range from seasonal fruits and flavored cream cheese to more savory-leaning meat floss and salted egg yolk. The ...