Butter mochi is the best! The perfect mixture of chewy, squishy, dense and sticky, these coconut and rice flour cake bars (a cousin of Filipino bibingka) are one of the most beloved island desserts ...

Mochi brownies are a textural treat. Made with two different kinds of chocolate, they’re intensely rich and decadent, too.

I love how the tradition of mochi spans memories and cultures, from Filipino bibingka and Chinese nian gao to Japanese mochi and Hawaiian butter mochi. Mochi’s presence in my daily life was fleeting.