Seemingly imbued with magical powers, Korean rice cakes are touted for bringing wealth ... that's because chapssal-tteok looks similar to the Japanese mochi variant, daifuku (here are 16 types ...

The most recognizable rice cake in the West is Japanese mochi, but there is a wide and wonderful world of Asian rice cakes, all possessing symbolic meaning in the context of Lunar New Year.

Tteokbokki, also spelt ddeokbokki (and many other variations), is a Korean dish of simmered rice cakes. There are many versions, including the rather luxurious, non-spicy “royal tteokbokki ...

TOKYO -- Can eating "mochi" rice cake and "daifuku" mochi filled with sweet bean paste help you avoid the restroom? Recently, a curious piece of advice has been circulating on social media as a ...

Rice cake is as old as civilizations and is included in the Asian category and subcategories. The Japanese mochi and the Korean chapssaltteok are two well-known examples that frequently draw ...

Lunar New Year festivities are in full swing across different cultures in Sydney right now, from Vietnamese Tet to Korean ...

The rice cakes will be shipped mainly to Nagoya and the Tokyo area. Tomiko Nakano, who is 72 years old and has been making hana-mochi since she was in her 30s, said, “It will make me so happy to ...

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 ...