Current Events > I finally had mochi today and it is AMAZING

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Random impulse buy led to the best or top 3 easy favorite frozen/cold foods and or deserts

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Anyone know if it's possible to get or even make for cheap outside Japan?

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What flavor? I love mochi!

Cleo_II posted...

What flavor? I love mochi!

Wild strawberry

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I used to find mochi relatively easily at Asian and other international mom-and-pop markets. You can probably do a search for those in your area.

Theres a Korean-American department store chain called H Mart. If youve got one close enough they probably have some.

Maybe a Mitsuwa if youve got one of those.

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Costco used to sell it I think, not sure about now, havent been in a few years. Some restaurants sell it too around here (Vegas).

As for making it, shouldnt be that expensive.

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AlisLandale posted...

I used to find mochi relatively easily at Asian and other international mom-and-pop markets. You can probably do a search for those in your area.

Theres a Korean-American department store chain called H Mart. If youve got one close enough they probably have some.

Maybe a Mitsuwa if youve got one of those.

I'm definitely going to check around

SolidShadow3 posted...

Costco used to sell it I think, not sure about now, havent been in a few years. Some restaurants sell it too around here (Vegas).

As for making it, shouldnt be that expensive.

Sadly the closest Costco i have near me isn't very close

I wonder how hard it'd be to make

My culinary delight skills aren't so amazing

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Big mochi fan. I normally go after the Macha flavor. Luckily there's a Whole Foods and Trader Joes in the area that sells them.

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ice cream filled Mochi is great. one of the few American style Asian food that i like.

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Whole Foods sells em. They have green tea and red bean flavors as well.

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Blue_Target posted...

Whole Foods sells em. They have green tea and red bean flavors as well.

Not at mine we dont:(
Which sucks, because Red Bean is the best flavor.

Also, putting ice cream in mochi dough is apparently a Japanese American thing. The confection is named for the glutinous rice dough, which is 100% Japanese.

Frozen ice cream mochi is so much worst. Unless you're getting it freshly made at a store, the mochi skin is all dry and hard which is not what real mochi suppose to be. I tend to stick to regular red bean mochi if it's pre-packaged.

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