The history of nian gao according to Chinese legend, and how the rice cakes are eaten to mark new year in Hong Kong, China, ...

For the Lunar New Year, the Japanese celebrate with kagami mochi (or mirror rice cake) and Koreans enjoy tteokguk, or rice ...

Japan’s emergency services are warning New Year revellers not to bite off more than they can chew when they savour traditional mochi rice cakes over the holidays. An essential element of the ...

Despite an annual warning from authorities, a deadly New Year's trend continued in Japan this week as two people died after choking on mochi — a doughy cake made from steamed sweet rice that is ...

Nian gao is a traditional steamed sticky rice cake used to celebrate Lunar New ... So for this recipe, I drew inspiration from Hawaiian butter mochi and mochi muffins, which have a similar ...

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. Nine ...

The National Police Agency and the Fire and Disaster Management Agency are urging elderly people to be careful when eating mochi rice cakes during the New Year holidays. The appeal is made every year ...

Two people in Japan have died and seven others had to be taken to hospitals after choking on mochi, a sweet rice cake that can prove ... the dish has a "slightly sticky, delightfully chewy quality ...

From snake-themed events to whether your luck is in: discover all you need to know about the coming Lunar New Year in our Year of the Snake 2025 series. Nian gao, known as nin gou in Cantonese ...

Two elderly men in Japan choked to death on mochi rice cakes as part of a New Year ... year and encourage them to cut or slice the sticky cakes into pieces rather than trying to eat it all ...