Pour peanuts into a blender and pulse for 5 seconds. The peanuts won’t be finely ground yet. Use a spoon or rubber spatula to scrape the peanut bits from the sides and pulse for another 5 seconds.

In a small shop nestled in Los Angeles’ Little Tokyo neighborhood, a small but popular Japanese confectionary shop called Fugetsu-Do is turning 120 years old. Though this is a remarkable achievement — ...

Azuki & Lima Bean Filled Mochi From Shuei-Do Manju Shop, San Jose If you've ever had mochi (or manju), you'll know that you can't eat just one. Its contrast of light yet densely chewy texture and mild ...

In a small shop nestled in Los Angeles’ Little Tokyo neighborhood, a small but popular Japanese confectionary shop called Fugetsu-Do is turning 120 years old. Though this is a remarkable achievement — ...

A traditional New Year's food in Japan has made headlines again for claiming more lives. According to Japan Today, the Tokyo Fire Department said Friday that two people died after choking on mochi, a ...

As sweet rice steamed at the Grange Hall on Hagen Road Saturday under the watchful eye of Hideko Sugiyama, volunteers stood ready outside to pound it with mallets into rice patties — or “mochi” — to ...

KEALAKEKUA — The question gets passed up to grayer and grayer heads — just how long has New Year’s mochi been made at the Kona Hongwanji Mission? ADVERTISING KEALAKEKUA — The question gets passed up ...

Eating mochi is a New Year tradition in Japan, and one way Japanese people like to get their mochi fix at this time is by eating oshiruko. This is a hot, sweet soup made from red beans which is eaten ...

Azuki & Lima Bean Filled Mochi From Shuei-Do Manju Shop, San Jose If you've ever had mochi (or manju), you'll know that you can't eat just one. Its contrast of light yet densely chewy texture and mild ...