kuzumochi

English

Etymology

From Japanese 葛餅 (kuzumochi).

Noun

kuzumochi (uncountable)

  1. Mochi cakes made of kudzu powder or from Lactobacillales-fermented wheat starch, a speciality dish local to certain wards of Tokyo, served chilled and topped with kuromitsu and kinako.
    • 2017, Lou Antonelli, Another Girl, Another Planet, Monument, Colo.: WordFire Press, →ISBN:
      She pushed her half-eaten kuzumochi toward me. “Here, you can finish my dessert. […]”
    • 2018, Albert Raurich, Dos palillos: A Culinary Conversation with Japan and Asia, RBA Libros, →ISBN, page 383:
      Top with a little fig and close the plastic wrap in such a way that the kuzumochi engulfs the fig (in a sac).
    • 2020, Makishima Suzuki, translated by Hiroya Watanabe, Welcome to Japan, Ms. Elf!, volume 6, J-Novel Club, published 2021, →ISBN:
      From kuzumochi, to dango, to Western-style dorayaki, all sorts of attractive shops enticed the girls who had just learned of the subtle yet delicious taste of Japanese confectionaries.
    • 2021 April 25, Dining Out (Honolulu Star-Advertiser), page 17:
      A special takeout bento for Mother’s Day is $121. It features kona abalone, heart of palm, lobster bisque, green beans, kuzumochi, tenderloin with onion soy sauce, duck with foie gras sauce and much more.

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