Mochi, Mochi, Mochi!!!
*Mochi is Japanese rice cake made of mochigome, a short-grain japonica glutinous rice. The rice is pounded into paste and molded into the desired shape.
Mochi Dounuts
*http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mochi
I hope everyone gets the chance to try Mochi, its yummy!! Oishii ne!
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This shop by the way can be found in LITTLE TOKYO in Los Angeles. I wish we had one in our Japan town, but nothing like this as yet. Maybe they will branch out to include all of the Japan towns, including San Jose.
Also, Mochi can contain ice cream inside, like vanilla or green tea ice cream. They are certainly a wonderful treat from Japan.
I will be going there ASAP!
Thanks for the post!
I had no idea this existed in LA!
Thank you
Really? Never been to Little Tokyo?
Of course San Francisco's Nihon Machi is bigger, or the biggest in the USA, (There are three Japan towns in the United States: Los Angeles, San Francisco and San Jose!) I would love to visit the the ones in San Jose and Los Angeles. I have already visited KOREAN town in Los Angeles... that was hella fun!
Either:
Ohayou gozaimasu (Good Morning)
Konnichiwa! (Good Afternoon)
Konbanwa! (Good evening)
And when leaving : (Sayonara!)
Have fun!!
Been coming to Little Tokyo for 25 years now.
My wife is Japanese and there are some pretty good authentic eateries around here.
She also shops at the Japanese grocery stores here so we can eat real Japanese at home too.
One problem, recently they started having really loud Karaoke sessions outside on the mall's stage.
Some of the singers drive me nuts.
If you go be sure to try the imagawayaki at the Mitsuru Cafe.
They make them fresh in the window all day so you get them warm, just made.
Oishiii ne!!
probably made me gain 10 lbs... 
Yes, its very yummy! I love the kind with Green Tea Ice cream and add a little strawberry sauce!!
This one was served at San Francisco's Kushi Tsuru in (Nihonmachi) Japan Town.
