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Originally Posted by Wasabista
Don't eat mochi! It's nasty sticky gooey stuff. Every year people die choking on it.
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I happen to really like mochi. Not everyone chokes on it.
We have like... 2 bags of the stuff still sitting around and have gone through 3 since December.
Mochi is pounded and crushed mochi rice. You can`t use regular rice - it doesn`t reach the proper consistency and stickiness.
Ohagi generally has the bean paste on the *outside* instead of the inside, although in different areas it may refer to those that are filled.
In general, what you`re talking about is daifuku.
In Japan, the ice cream is referred to as daifuku ice cream. Mochi only talks about the rice part alone.