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This golden, sesame-crusted treat has roots in Hawai'i. As chef and writer Kiki Aranita writes: "Butter mochi is purely an invention of the islands and it is borne from the multicultural roots of ...

Monica Burton is the former deputy editor of Eater.com where she covered restaurants and food culture from 2017 to 2025. Interspersed among recipes for foods that feel quintessentially of Hawai‘i — ...

Two people have died in Japan and several are in a critical condition after choking on traditional rice cakes as part of the new year celebrations. They may seem harmless, but each year the ...

Sakuraya is just a mochi shop in Gardena, if you listen to owners Mas and Yuki Fujita tell it. They don’t do anything that different from any of the other shops, insists Mas, 74. There’s no special ...