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Kusa mochi (草餅, lit. "herb mochi"), also known as yomogi mochi (蓬餅), is a Japanese confection. It is made from mochi and leaves of yomogi (Japanese mugwort). The leaves are kneaded into the mochi, giving it a vivid green color. The greenness depends on the amount of Japanese mugwort blended in the mochi.
Rice cake kirimochi or kakumochi Rice cake marumochi Fresh mochi being pounded. A mochi (/ m oʊ t ʃ iː / MOH-chee; [1] Japanese もち, 餅 ⓘ) is a Japanese rice cake made of mochigome (もち米), a short-grain japonica glutinous rice, and sometimes other ingredients such as water, sugar, and cornstarch. The steamed rice is pounded into ...
A version made with kusa mochi (草餅), which is mochi flavored with mugwort. Mame daifuku (豆大福) A version where azuki beans or soybeans are mixed into mochi and/or azuki sweetfilling. Shio daifuku (塩大福) A version which contains unsweetened anko filling; it has a mild salty taste. Awa daifuku (あわ大福)
Mugwort – or yomogi (蓬) – is used in a number of Japanese dishes, including yōkan, a dessert, or kusa mochi, also known as yomogi mochi. Mugwort rice cakes, or kusa mochi are used for Japanese sweets called daifuku (literally 'great luck'). To make these, take a small amount of mochi and stuff it or wrap it round a filling of fruit or ...
Kusa mochi: "grass" mochi, a sweet mochi infused with Japanese mugwort (yomogi), surrounding a center of anko; Kuzumochi; Kuri kinton: a sweetened mixture of boiled and mashed chestnuts; Manjū: steamed cakes of an surrounded by a flour mixture, available in many shapes such as peaches, rabbits, and matsutake (松茸) mushrooms
In Japan the herb is used to flavor glutinous rice dumplings called kusa mochi (草餅) or yomogi mochi (蓬餅), [15] or rice flour dumplings called kusa dango (草団子). [16] [6] The young leaves can be lightly boiled before being pounded and added to impart a pleasant colour, aroma and flavour. [16]
Kusa dango or yomogi dango (草団子 or よもぎ団子) is mixed leaves of yomogi, like kusa mochi. It is often covered with anko. Mitarashi dango (みたらし団子) is covered with a syrup made from shouyu (soy sauce), sugar, and starch. Sasa dango is produced and eaten primarily in Niigata Prefecture.
In Japanese cuisine, traditional sweets are known as wagashi, and are made using ingredients such as red bean paste and mochi. Though many desserts and sweets date back to the Edo period (1603–1867) and Meiji period (1868–1911), many modern-day sweets and desserts originating from Japan also exist.