Mochi Ice Cream

Daifuku mochi is a traditional Japanese mochi made of glutinous rice. Steamed, the glutinous rice will be pound until it become sticky and elastic. A daifuku mochi is larger with powders on the outside to prevent the mochi from sticking. Daifuku macih featuring its relatively thin skin and abundant fillings. Bean pastes, like red bean and soy bean are common fillings. Other flavors, like Shio daifuku, the salt daifuku and fruit daifuku mochi are all popular. Modern flavors, like cream, custard, chocolate and more are added to meet the modern tastes. For example, a mochi ice cream, also known as yukimi daifuku, is a cold mochi with ice cream filling. It is similar to snow skin mooncake, which is an unbaked mooncake with tapioca flour crust with cold fillings.