Whether you’re making mochi cakes, mochi doughnuts, butter mochi, or…well, mochi mochi, the key ingredient for achieving that signature bouncy, chewy texture is mochiko, a type of Japanese rice flour.
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How to cook sweet rice

Make delicious sweet rice in just a few steps! Start by boiling 2 cups of water with 1 cup of long-grain white rice and 2 tablespoons of unsalted butter. Simmer until tender and the water is absorbed.
Rice noodle dishes are some of the most popular at Asian restaurants—pad see ew, pad Thai, pho, and mei fun—but cooking them at home can be tricky if you’re not familiar with their quirks. Don’t worry ...
A person scoops cooked white rice from a black pot with a wooden spoon - kazoka/Shutterstock Cooking rice feels deceptively simple until you realize the instructions on the bag don't scale. Double the ...