Recipe: Sakura Mochi - Savvy Tokyo

Learning how to cook sakura mochi marks the beginning of spring in Japan.

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Step 1

Place water and cherry blossom leaves in a bowl for at least one hour prior to cooking to remove extra salt.

Step 2

Dissolve the sugar in 200 milliliters boiled water, then add the food coloring.

Step 3

Place rice flour in a bowl, pour in the sugar water, and mix well.

Step 4

Cover the rice mixture and let sit for one to two hours.

Step 5

Once the rice flour has absorbed the water to become dough-like, spread 30-gram portions into circles. Place a ball of bean paste (approximately 15 grams) in the center of each circle, and then close the mochi dough around the paste, forming a ball.

Step 6

Wrap each mochi ball with a preserved cherry blossom leaf.

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