Heat: Pour the remaining water into a saucepan and bring to a boil. Remove from ... Serve: Unmold the Mizu Shingen Mochi and serve on individual plates. Drizzle with rice syrup and sprinkle ...

“I figured if you boil the water first ... pour it into the glutinous rice flour, it activates the chewiness and it’s much easier to mold.” Although the mochi dough starts out quite sticky ...

An elderly woman died and five other people were in serious condition in the Tokyo area after choking on “mochi” sticky rice cakes between Jan. 1 and 3, the Tokyo Fire Department said.