Kuzu-mochi

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Kuzu-mochi

Like an ice... so beautiful...

Do you believe that this is a kind of rice cake ?


The name is Kuzu-mochi.

It is made with just starchy kuzu powder*, sugar and water.

*Kuzu powder= a natural and unprocessed powder extracted from the kuzu plants

Kuzu-mochi

Although this Kuzu-mochi includes Anko (sweet beans paste),

sometimes it is eaten with Kinako(soy powder) or brown sugar syrup.


Kuzu-mochi is a one of the Japanese cold sweets.

Enjoy the taste and looks !

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