There's a difference between Mochi in the West (especially in America) and Mochi in Japan. Have you ever been confused by it?
by hukuuchi12
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beer-engineer
The left picture is ice cream with mochi, and the right one is grilled kirimochi. It’s not confusing at all
Pianomanos
If you’re in coastal US, then they usually know what mochi is. But in the rest of the country they only know about that ice cream mochi, which is a Taiwan product that is served in most US sushi restaurants.
I wouldn’t say Taiwanese ice cream mochi is “mochi in the west.”
crow1992
The pic on the left is ice cream mochi.
Most “western” mochi are just mochis with some kind of sweet filling, that are often available all over east asia as well. So there’s no “difference” just different types.
Then we have classic japanese mochis like daifuku and kinako
Then there’s savory mochis that are grilled and brushed with soy and mochis for red bean soup.
CatoftheSaints23
Yum to both but I prefer the ones made in the East. I tend to find the frozen dessert mochi mostly in higher end supermarkets, but the other one I have not had since I left Japan in 1981. I have fond memories of that one. The stateside version is just a tad too sweet for me. C
Ephemeral_Dream1015
Most mochi products sold in the West are sweets, as far as I know. All savory preparations of mochi I’ve had have been done by my mother or her friends (all Japanese).
Growing up, ice cream mochi was my preferred way of eating mochi but nowadays I very much prefer mochi with a red bean filling or drizzled with soy sauce.
Kirin1212San
They’re both mochi. Nothing to do with mochi and their location.
The left is mochi ice cream and the right is kiri mochi or yaki mochi.
Mochi ice cream is a thing in Japan. Not just the western world.
Google “types of mochi” and you will see dozens of variations.
In fact, I didn’t even know they had it in “the West”.
Internalmartialarts
yum on both
Historical-Cry2692
The left isn’t mochi
Do you call pizza ‘cheese’?
koudos
It isn’t more confusing than soup? Chicken broth, gazpacho, bisque….if I showed people pictures of those, most people would probably answer “Soup”
winterweiss2902
The left one makes my teeth hurt from biting into the cold ice cream
Jazzlike_Interview_7
Both are mochi. Both exist in Japan. Right is kirimochi, which is definitely much less common in West. I grew up only consuming right. So yummy! But probably because I’m not a sweets person.
CupcakesAreMiniCakes
There’s lots of different types of mochi that exist. Hawaii also has its own unique butter mochi. No it’s not confusing at all.
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The left picture is ice cream with mochi, and the right one is grilled kirimochi. It’s not confusing at all
If you’re in coastal US, then they usually know what mochi is. But in the rest of the country they only know about that ice cream mochi, which is a Taiwan product that is served in most US sushi restaurants.
I wouldn’t say Taiwanese ice cream mochi is “mochi in the west.”
The pic on the left is ice cream mochi.
Most “western” mochi are just mochis with some kind of sweet filling, that are often available all over east asia as well. So there’s no “difference” just different types.
Then we have classic japanese mochis like daifuku and kinako
Then there’s savory mochis that are grilled and brushed with soy and mochis for red bean soup.
Yum to both but I prefer the ones made in the East. I tend to find the frozen dessert mochi mostly in higher end supermarkets, but the other one I have not had since I left Japan in 1981. I have fond memories of that one. The stateside version is just a tad too sweet for me. C
Most mochi products sold in the West are sweets, as far as I know. All savory preparations of mochi I’ve had have been done by my mother or her friends (all Japanese).
Growing up, ice cream mochi was my preferred way of eating mochi but nowadays I very much prefer mochi with a red bean filling or drizzled with soy sauce.
They’re both mochi. Nothing to do with mochi and their location.
The left is mochi ice cream and the right is kiri mochi or yaki mochi.
Mochi ice cream is a thing in Japan. Not just the western world.
Google “types of mochi” and you will see dozens of variations.
not confusing, also kinako mochi is the best
The one on the left is very popular in Japan:
[https://www.lotte.co.jp/products/brand/yukimi/](https://www.lotte.co.jp/products/brand/yukimi/)
In fact, I didn’t even know they had it in “the West”.
yum on both
The left isn’t mochi
Do you call pizza ‘cheese’?
It isn’t more confusing than soup? Chicken broth, gazpacho, bisque….if I showed people pictures of those, most people would probably answer “Soup”
The left one makes my teeth hurt from biting into the cold ice cream
Both are mochi. Both exist in Japan. Right is kirimochi, which is definitely much less common in West. I grew up only consuming right. So yummy! But probably because I’m not a sweets person.
There’s lots of different types of mochi that exist. Hawaii also has its own unique butter mochi. No it’s not confusing at all.