Mochi, a Japanese rice cake, is popular whether cooked in soups, toasted and dipped in sauce, or eaten as a sweet.
ONCE, my Malaysian friend bought a nian gao (sweet glutinous rice cake) for ¥1,050 (RM38.85) from Yokohama Chinatown during the Chinese New Year celebrations there.
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