Two people died in Tokyo after choking on a popular New Year’s sweet — a sticky rice cake called mochi. The traditional treat — made of short-grained, sweet, glutinous rice with a high starch content ...
A simple snack in Japan is becoming a deadly tradition. At least nine people have died after choking on mochi rice cakes. It's made with sticky rice and grilled beans and traditionally eaten in large ...
As the excitement of the New Year starts to wear off and many of us, weary with our unattainable resolutions, have abandoned them in a fit, this one Asian country yet again comes face to face with one ...
Get it? Seven ate nine…? Alright, so maybe it’s not the funniest joke in the world. But in just a moment, we’ll meet a boy who loves telling jokes - funny jokes. And those jokes get him out of a ...
Japanese rice and American rice are genuinely different varieties — substantially distinct genetics, growing ...
This post originally appeared in the August 23, 2021 edition of The Move, a place for Eater’s editors to reveal their recommendations and pro dining tips — sometimes thoughtful, sometimes weird, but ...