What is Mochi?
Mochi is a soft, sweet, chewy rice cake filled with a range of delicious fillings. Made with traditional glutinous rice flour, Mochi have a soft, chewy texture and a deliciously sticky filling, the ultimate ball of yumminess.
Mochi: past and present
Originating from Japan, Mochi is usually made with traditional flavours such as red bean and green tea. While eaten year-round, mochi is a traditional food for the Japanese New Year and is commonly sold and eaten during that time.
Mochi has spread in popularity around the world, and with it a diversity in fresh new flavours. Many flavours, including ours, is a combination of western and eastern inspiration made with the freshest ingredients.
Over the last decade you can find Mochi ice cream in mainstream shops across the UK but very few options for freshly handmade ones which is where mochi is best.
How is Mochi made?
Traditionally, Mochi is made by pounding steamed short-grain Japanese sticky rice, called mochigome, with a wooden mallet during a ceremony called mochitsuki. It’s then combined with with water and sugar, until it becomes a paste-like dough, and rolled into balls of fluffy sticky goodness.
While we use a different method, we still use the best rice flour we can find to create the mochi dough. This dough is then cut into individual round mochi pieces which is then carefully hand wrapped around a filling while it is still warm. Once it is dusted with flour, we then decorate it with a range of toppings.
“Asian and British fusion at its best. I’d never tried Mochi before and I’m now a convert”
— Lizzy, Norfolk