Kat Thompson is the audience editor of Eater’s Southern California/Southwest region. Everyone knows me for my butter mochi. It’s been my go-to potluck dish for over a decade, ever since I learned how ...

Growing up in Columbus, but born in Hatsukaichi, Japan, mochi wasn’t just a treat-it was a slice of my heritage that I carried with me like the curls in my hair and the ink on my skin. My fondness for ...

Baked Ube Mochi Doughnuts are soft and chewy and filled with delicious ube flavor. They’re super easy to make too because we start with a box of gluten free Trader Joe’s Ube Mochi pancake & waffle mix ...

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.