Thank you to Netgalley for giving me the chance to read and review, "Mochi Magic" by Kaori Becker. This cookbook is simply amazing! I found out about mochi ice cream when I bought some at my local grocery store. It comes in a variety of flavors and is delicious! When I saw this book available to request, I jumped on it! This cookbook is very hands on and is full of great tips and pictures. I never knew there were so many different types of mochi! This book is a great starting point for beginners out there, looking to expand their love and knowledge of mochi.

From the very start you feel you are in very good hands. I love to try baking something new and Mochi are new to me but reading the detailed, friendly instructions, I feel confident of making some successfully.

Mochi is such a great tasting treat and I loved trying these recipes. The book made it easy and fun! Highly recommend if you also want to know how to make and decorate mochi right from home!

How can anyone resist the cute cover of Mochi Magic? The inside doesn’t dissapoint either, this book is filled with recipes for traditional Japanese mochi, accompanied by gorgeous bright pictures of the adorable looking desert.

The book starts with the basics, the different ingredients and tools, and of course an explanation of just what mochi is. It then continues with recipes with clear explanations and photo instructions. 

There is also a section about decoration mochi, to give them that famous kawaii look.

I can’t wait to impress my friends (and niece!) with these!

Rating: 3.5 Stars

I enjoy quirky cook books, so when I saw this on Netgalley I knew I wanted to find out more, especially as the pictures on the front look so enticing.

Mochi is a sticky rice cake made from a sweet Japanese short-grained rice, but has a neutral taste so can be eaten with soya sauce or filled with sweet fillings. The majority of this book focuses on sweet fillings and a handful of savoury.  In a way Mochi looks like a cross between a batter that is cooked into a dough and Turkish Delight

The book covers the basics on how to get started and what ingredients you will need and describes the five different methods that can be used which are steaming, microwaved, pounded, boiled and baked.

The book comes with plenty of recipes and steps to follow alongside the different methods used.  The ingredients are in imperial measurements though there is a table at the rear of the book that includes a multiplying factor to convert from ounces to grams and cups to millilitres.

The section on decorating the Mochi includes materials and tips, two recipes for a nerikiri dough that is used like sugar paste, one method for making mochi flowers and then four photographs with no instructions on what you could make, such as a pig or panda.

This would be something fun to do as a different sweet dish at a child's birthday party or as an unusual dessert at a dinner party.

I received this book from Netgalley in return for a honest review.

We love this book! We have always wanted to try making mocha, especially for our daughter, as a wee treat. This book tells you all about the details of making them, what types there are, recipes and how to create them in a cute way. We love it and really enjoyed trying them out, and will continue to try more!

Mochi is a food I've always been interested in trying to taste (mostly because of anime and korean dramas) but sadly in my country it isn't popular enough (yet) for me to be able to buy my own from somebody who knows how to make it. That's one of the reasons I requested this book and I'm glad that I did. This book shows you the basics, step by step, describing what materials you need, the different ways you can cook mochi, the fillings and ingredients. I'm particularly looking forward trying my hand at making odango, I've seen that one multiple times in anime and I've always wondered how it tasted and the texture it had.

I love eating mochi.  Every time I see it at the local Asian grocery story or on the menu, I always order this to snack on later.  In fact, I always have mochi from My/Mo in my freezer at all times!  So when I came across this book, I was delighted to be able to recreate this delicious treat at home!

What I love about this book were the colorful graphics and text features that were visually appealing.  The recipes are easy to follow with accompanying graphics describing most of the steps.  

Did you know that you can also microwave mochi?  It allows you to create delicious mochi in just 15 to 20 minutes from start to finish!

Thinking of hosting a fabulous party that your friends will delight in for years to come?  There is even a page about what you will need to host a mochi making party!

I highly recommend this book if you're looking for a sweet (or savory) treat.  It is one that won't be collecting dust on your bookshelf!

Thank you to Kaori Becker, Storey Publishing, and NetGalley for this ARC in exchange for my honest review.

Thank you Netgalley for the advanced copy of this book. 

I love this book! I have been itching to make mochi for years but I have never really found a comprehensive recipe bookuntil now. A beautiful book, very informative, easy to follow instructions, plenty of fillings to try and I loved reading about the authors experience with family and mochi. I will be buying a copy of this to add to my collection.

I received a copy of this book from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

This is a cute and fun book!

This book is a great guide to making mochi from the dough, possible fillings, and cooking techniques to cute decorations to bring them to life! I appreciate that this book was educational in differentiating types of mochi and how they're created and cooked.

I would have liked more pictures, especially when talking about the dough to get an idea of what it should look like. But otherwise the book is thorough in how you should expect to fill, cook, and shape your mochi.

There is also a conversion chart and list of useful tools which helps in making the mochi. I haven't tried any recipes from it yet but am looking forward to it.

This darling Japanese dessert cookbook comes out in November, just in time for the holiday gifting season. I’m delighted to get a sneak peek at Mochi Magic: 50 Traditional and Modern Recipes for the Japanese Treat (via Amazon).

As a hobby, I sometimes play with molding little creatures out of almond paste (marzipan), edible dough, and chocolate. I’ve never worked with Mochi before, and I’m eager to try. Now that we’re in quarantine I have extra time at home and in the kitchen, so I’m excited to look through Mochi Magic. (This book doesn’t come out until November 24 – ooh, this might make a perfect Christmas present for the Japanophile in my life!)

The author explains that “Mochi is a form of sticky rice cake made from sweet (glutinous) Japanese short-grain rice called mochigome.” You can eat it on its own with a bit of soy sauce, or sweeten it with fillings. You can also use mochi flour to bake desserts like cakes, pastries and brownies. I had no idea! I really appreciated and enjoyed the next section on the history of mochi and how it is used in Japanese festivals. The author shares a bit about her life cooking and using mochi with her mother – very sweet!

Bet you’re curious about the Baked Mochi chapter! You can learn how to make baked buns with sweet bean filling (again, I love the step-by-step photos!), mochi muffins, mochi pancakes, and glazed mochi donuts. There’s also a recipe for crispy chewy mochi waffles. I had no idea all these things were possible with mochi – this is so cool! You even learn to make matcha syrup, if that sounds like something tasty you’d want to do (I’ve found matcha a difficult flavor to learn to enjoy, but I finally do like it!) One of the first things you might want to make from this cookbook might be the Chocolate Mochi Brownies, am I right?

This book is darling and presents so much more information than I’d expected. It’s not too expensive, so I might be tempted to gift it to more than a couple foodie-leaning nieces and nephews this holiday season.

Review to come November 10th on blog/goodreads.

I received this book from Netgalley in exchange of an honest review!

I love Japan, I love cooking, and I love mochi (tried it out once). So this book had to be clicked and requested on Netgalley. I wanted to see how this writer makes mochi (I know a couple of ways but maybe the author had a new one), and I wanted to see cute mochi and how to make them.

I have to say I haven't tried any of the recipes. While the author says that it is easy to get the ingredients, I have never seen mochiko here in a normal grocery store (I had a time I wanted to make bentos but finding the right rice in a normal grocery store.. eh). Currently we are still in lockdown so I am not going to an Asian Market as that is just too far away, and I am just not a fan of online food buying. But as soon as everything is normal again (probably next year or in a couple of months as by the time this review is up it is November, but it is May now as I write it) I do plan on trying out some recipes when I can visit an Asian Market and get mochi rice, mochi flour, and ingredients to fill it with as I have not seen those at normal grocery stores either. And some I guess I cannot do as I don't have a microwave any more. I had one in my old house (combined with an oven), but we barely used it for microwave functions, instead only used the oven function. 

I loved reading about the author's family and how they do the mochi making. 

The recipes are all quite clearly explained in easy steps, there are photographs, extra tips and notes, and all in all, I think anyone can do it if they want (and if they can find the ingredients). There are also Q&A at the start of each chapter which feature the most basic questions anyone may have about the topic that we are getting to in the chapter. I love how each recipe starts with an explanation, sometimes even with personal anecdotes. There are tons of recipes with all sorts of yummy mochi types, and I can honestly say I am hungry now. So so hungry. 

I did like the chapter on how to decorate mochi! Though I had expected just a bit more, some more tips and tricks. Some more shapes and stuff to try out. 

I also like that they added dango/odango to the mix! 

All in all, I really enjoyed reading this fun mochi book. I am now very very hungry and have had a few times that I wanted to reach out to the book and just grab the mochi. :P I would recommend this book to all.

[The ARC of this book was provided by the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.]

This is the cutest cookbook I ever read! I've wanted to learn how to make mochi for forever, and now I finally can! Unfortunately I haven't gotten around to actually trying one of the recipes yet, because some of the recipes are hard to get where I live. But I'm looking forward to finally making some mochi!

I received an advance reader copy of this book to book in exchange for an honest review via netgalley and the publishers.

This book is adorable and really informative from start to finish of how to make your very own Mochi treats! 
I've never tried Mochi but have always wanted too and this book of recipes gives very thorough and easy to follow step by step instructions that seem easy to do to make Mochi treats. I'm going to give it a go at making them soon and finally get to try some!

So many filling ideas!  I expect to come back to this book multiple times for mochi inspiration.  It makes everything sound approachable and delicious.

Mochi. I have tried making mochi a couple of times. When I saw the cover of this book, oh I could make the mochi this way too? I didn't realize there is more to learn about mochi. This book will tell you anything you need to know about making mochi. It is simple, but yet you need to know the basics. The book is more about the introduction to mochi, things you need to prepare before making mochi, and what you can do with mochi (baked, steamed, or boiled) There are many easy recipes in this book. I'm going to try one of them soon.

This book is so cute! I ate a lot of mochi when I went to Japan last year and I'm excited to try these recipes and my own mochi at home! This book is well organized, clear, and colorful! All the recipes have pictures and they are great! It also explains the techniques! Awesome! I received a free copy of this book from NetGalley in exchange for my honest review

This is such a cute book and I loved how it was so easily laid out (for people like me who have no idea what they are doing!)

The book is laid out is sections covering
Mochi basics
Different doughs 
Different fillings
decorating 
pounded mochi 
Odango
and Baked mochi

I enjoyed reading about making the mochi and the ingredients that are needed. Unfortunately a lot of the basic ingredients are very difficult to find in rural Ireland! It hasn't put me off though I will find whats needed and try making some!

here are some if the variations I would be excited to try
Strawberry (sliced)
Matcha cream cheese filling
Chocolate truffle filling
and of course Ice cream mochi!

A very well laid out book easy to follow and with clear instructions highly recommend to anyone interested in learning the basics!

When life for the entire universe and planet turns on its end and like everyone else you "have nothing to do" while your place of work is closed and you are in #COVID19 #socialisolation,  superspeed readers like me can read 250+ pages/hour, so yes, I have read the book … and many more today. (I have played a "zillion games" of scrabble, done a "zillion crosswords" and I AM BORED!!!)

I requested and received a temporary digital Advance Reader Copy of this book from #NetGalley, the publisher and the author in exchange for an honest review.  

From the publisher, as I do not repeat the contents or story of books in reviews, I let them do it as they do it better than I do 😸.

Mochi — the traditional Japanese treat made of chewy rice dough — is a popular and versatile vehicle for all kinds of sweet and savoury fillings, and easily moulded into adorable shapes and characters that define Japan’s culture of cuteness. Food writer Kaori Becker’s easy-to-follow techniques for creating and cooking with mochi deliver the perfect mix of fun and tradition. 

Each colourful page brims with recipes for hand-pounded, steamed, and modern microwave mochi; fillings like rosewater, Nutella, black sesame, Oreo Cream Cheese, and Japanese plum wine; mochi-focused goodies like Bacon-Wrapped Mochi, Ozoni Soup, baked goods; and inspiration for shaping irresistibly charming mochi flowers, baby chicks, pandas, and more. Kawaii!!

I love mochi -  my honorary sister Anny-Bannany lives in Tokyo and makes it all the time - perhaps now mine can come close to hers in yumminess.  The recipes here are fun - they are well written and I love the photos. (I will post later on my FB page my creations as they are made: I have to order the ingredients from Amazon lest spending 1-2 hours in line outside the local Asian grocery store and then finding someone inside who can read the labels and tell me what is what as most of them are not in English! 

Bacon-wrapped mochi?? Seriously???  I cannot wait !!  I am not sure how talented I am in regards to making the animal decorated ones --- I would leave that art up to @GrammaBears (Janet LeTendre our Canadian Chirstmas  Baking Championship competitor and Arin from the Spring Baking Championship!   @arinhiebert  as they have the skills 

Great book - I would recommend it for a holiday gift (it does not come out until November 24) for the baker in your life - even tweens on up can make mochi as it is that easy!!  

As always, I try to find a reason to not rate with stars as I love emojis (outside of their incessant use by "🙏-ed Social Influencer Millennials/#BachelorNation survivors/Tik-Tok and YouTube  Millionaires/etc. " on Instagram and Twitter... Get a real job, people!) so let's give it different mochi - 🐭🐈🐶🐰🦄

This is a really cute cookbook! I wouldn't have a clue about how to go about making Mochi and this is really comprehensive in its guide on how to, as well as plenty of ideas on different flavours and decorations. Whilst I haven't attempted anything myself yet, I feel like this is really helpful in giving clear step by steps that should make it easy for me. Whilst some of the ingredients might be hard to source, I'm really excited to give it a go.