The cakes, known as mochi, are cute round buns made of soft ... stuck in the throat - and can lead to suffocation. According to Japanese media, 90% of those rushed to hospital from choking on ...

In essence, butter mochi could be described as a cross between coconut cake and Japanese mochi. It's baked, not steamed, making it more cake-like than traditional mochi, but with a chewier sponge than ...

Though it’s heavily associated with Japanese cuisine, mochi flour is used in other parts of the world as well. For example, ...

Four women in their 80s died in Tokyo after choking on “mochi” sticky rice cakes, which are traditionally eaten at the start of the New Year, Tokyo’s Fire Department said. They were among 16 ...

Nine people between 28 and 93 in Tokyo were rushed to hospitals after mochi, a traditional Japanese food eaten during ... smaller pieces and to chew the cakes well before swallowing.

This year Häagen-Dazs is celebrating 40 years since the premium ice cream brand arrived in Japan, but while Häagen-Dazs has been a constant in the Japanese sweets scene for four decades now, the same ...