The cakes, known as mochi, are cute round buns made of soft and chewy rice. The rice is first steamed and then pounded and mashed. Mochi-pounding at a shrine in Tokyo The resulting sticky rice ...

An elderly woman died and five other people were in serious condition in the Tokyo area after choking on “mochi” sticky rice cakes between Jan. 1 and 3, the Tokyo Fire Department said.

D ogs and cats may get all the attention, but hamsters pack a whole lot of personality into their pint-size forms. These little balls of fluff stuff their cheeks with food and run ...

First, quarantine the plant. If you’re not too squeamish, just squish all that you can find either with your fingers or a cotton swab or piece of moistened paper towel.You can periodically ...

Why did my rice fall apart? Try compacting the rice while it is still warm so that the grains can squish together. Make sure to chill the rice until it is firm, so that the starches stick together.