Mitsuo Nakatani is a mochi master, and to watch him do his work is a genuine thrill. Turning sticky rice into Japan's traditional soft and chewy treat requires pounding, flipping and smashing the ...

Most Americans likely only have a passing familiarity with mochi, the sweet, chewy Japanese treat made from rice. Here, it’s often seen filled with ice cream (or as a self-serve fro-yo topping), but ...

At three pounds per second, it only takes mochi maker Mitsuo Nakatani, two minutes to serve up one of the tastiest mochi you'll ever taste in Japan. Mochi is a Japanese chewy sweet treat made from ...

In a bright, modern home in a Monterey Park neighborhood, three generations of a Japanese American family made way for the new year with an ancient tradition. A hundred pounds of glutinous rice had ...

Growth Snacker: Barnett helped launch the My/Mo mochi ice cream brand. Taking a Japanese-inspired dessert popular in specialty stores and Asian grocers, and putting it into thousands of mainstream ...

Finished mochi rests on a table during the annual Mochitsuki at Livingston United Methodist Church in Livingston on Friday. Mochi is a rice cake that is made before New Year’s celebrations. The sweet ...