For years now, we’ve been seeing mochi desserts pop up on supermarket shelves and on restaurant menus. If you’re not familiar, mochi is a Japanese sweet rice dough that is often used as the exterior ...

The new fast-casual concept will feature onigiri, a ubiquitous staple in Japan made from rice and a variety of fillings ...

According to Japanese tradition, the shadowy man in the moon is actually a rabbit, and it’s using its powerful hind legs to pound mochi, a glutinous Japanese sweet-rice cake eaten as a snack and used ...

Whether you’re making mochi cakes, mochi doughnuts, butter mochi, or…well, mochi mochi, the key ingredient for achieving that signature bouncy, chewy texture is mochiko, a type of Japanese rice flour.

You’ve probably seen mirin on the shelves of your local grocery store, next to the likes of soy sauce, rice vinegar and sesame oil. Mirin is a type of Japanese rice wine that’s used to add sweet umami ...

It always gives me great comfort to know that when I cannot think of what to make for dinner, I can always rely on rice and everything else will eventually fall into place. Many Japanese plan their ...