How to Use mochi in a Sentence

mochi

noun
  • Follow it with their mochi ice cream.
    — Moira McCarthy, Boston Herald, 23 Oct. 2025
  • And the black sesame mochi donut is a solid choice.
    — Brock Keeling, Oc Register, 19 Sep. 2025
  • Dessert was a kabocha squash mochi layered with kelp and soy caramel.
    — Peggy Hernandez, BostonGlobe.com, 2 May 2023
  • When it's cooled, use it as a sweet topping on mochi or even bread.
    — Nancy Lebrun, Verywell Health, 14 Oct. 2024
  • The mochi added a welcome chewiness to each bite.
    — John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 7 Apr. 2026
  • The fingers of cake are crisp to the touch and chewy like mochi in the center.
    — Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 22 Sep. 2023
  • In Gohar’s world, mochi can be breasts and cakes can be made of sausages.
    — Amelia Abraham, Vogue, 9 Nov. 2023
  • Take the time to check out new pâtisseries, ice creameries, or even a new mochi shop.
    — Janece Maze, Country Living, 31 Aug. 2023
  • Mochi donuts are made with a special blend of rice flour and mochi for a soft and chewy texture.
    — The Courier-Journal, 3 July 2023
  • Satisfy your sweet tooth with a mochi donut or creamy boba tea.
    — Tanasia Kenney, Charlotte Observer, 10 Mar. 2026
  • The longan mochi with coconut ice cream and rice crispies is a knockout.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026
  • Before eating the mochi, drink tea or soup to moisten your throat.
    — Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 5 Jan. 2026
  • Top it all off with the daily chef’s selection of mochi ice cream.
    — Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 12 Jan. 2026
  • Just be prepared to wait, and eat your mochi soon after your bag is handed over.
    — Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 9 Feb. 2026
  • Get to know the rice flour behind chewy butter mochi, crunchy mochiko chicken, and more.
    — Alma Avalle, Bon Appetit Magazine, 19 Aug. 2025
  • Next came a foie gras pot sticker, presented next to a sticky ball of black sesame and peanut mochi.
    — Michael Bauer, San Francisco Chronicle, 19 Jan. 2018
  • One of the top-selling items is the snowball mochi, a sweet, white mochi ball filled with light cream and fruit.
    — Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Jan. 2024
  • However, mochi will melt if they are left to sit out for too long, just like any other ice cream.
    — Molly Blanco, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Apr. 2023
  • To finish off the meal, opt for the brown sugar crystal jelly or milk mochi.
    — Caroline Shin, Bon Appétit, 13 Oct. 2023
  • Bites of mochi ice cream served as the night cap to another Chanel success.
    — Vogue, 18 Jan. 2019
  • Chewy mochi doughnuts are available as singles or in boxes of three, six or a dozen.
    — Mario Cortez, San Francisco Chronicle, 4 May 2023
  • Try your hand at a delightfully chewy miso-and-maple-pecan butter mochi cake.
    — Li Goldstein, Bon Appétit, 17 Oct. 2024
  • Mochi ice cream is Japanese mochi (a soft rice cake) with an ice cream filling.
    — Cathy Jakicic, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 21 July 2021
  • Elsewhere on the mainland, the fruit has made its way into mochi, milk tea, and even hotpot.
    — Amy Gunia, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2025
  • The mochi itself is soft and plush (never stale or tacky), and the ice cream is lusciously dense and creamy.
    — Alaina Chou, Bon Appetit Magazine, 30 June 2026
  • Pinch the ends of the mochi together, then flip over into a muffin liner.
    — Ingu Chen, Vogue, 27 Jan. 2025
  • Not all mochi is created equal, and Mochidoki is a cut above the rest.
    — Tiffany Hopkins, Bon Appétit, 17 Nov. 2022
  • Sweet tangerines and tubs of yogurt, small boxes of pasta and green-tea mochi.
    — Pico Iyer, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2023
  • The meal lasted two hours before the finale a small bowl of green tea ice cream and mango mochi arrived.
    — Amelia Rayno, chicagotribune.com, 7 Mar. 2018
  • There’s mochi ice cream on the menu, but one of Nakano’s sweeter savories make for an even better dessert.
    — Dominic Armato, azcentral, 10 July 2018

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