Green mochi

Mochi (in Japan) or chapssaltteok (in Korea) are sweets made of sticky rice flour. They taste like soft rice dumplings. You can stuff it with anko, chocolate and even ice cream. Rice cake can be prepared in a variety of ways: steamed, in a microwave or like I do, in a ricecooker. When eating, be […]

Dorayaki

Dorayaki is a sweet Japanese snack that looks like a big round sandwich. It consists of two very fluffy pancakes with anko paste (sweet red bean paste). These pancakes are a little different from American version. Japanese dorayaki are much more fluffy, almost like sponge cake and contain honey, which gently changes their taste. Dough […]