If you ask an American or European about rice cakes, they’ll probably think of the hard, dry round discs made of puffed rice that are sold in health-food shops. The rice cakes eaten by many East ...

Two people died in Japan after choking on mochi to celebrate the new year. Despite officials warning the population about the ...

Tteokbokki, also spelt ddeokbokki (and many other variations), is a Korean dish of simmered rice cakes. There are many versions, including the rather luxurious, non-spicy “royal tteokbokki ...

Using rice cake instead is an easy way out ... a restaurant in Tokyo’s Yoyogi Uehara offering Chinese home cooking. Hidemi Sato is a visiting professor at Nippon Veterinary and Life Science ...

As a part of the Leo Gala Series to give wider publicity to Korean culture and promote its beauty beyond the mere facade, Asia Society Korea presents a culinary report on the different types of Korean ...

Mr. Kazuo Chujo, Director of Public Information and Cultural Center at the Japanese Embassy in Seoul and Mr. Taku Tsuji, Director of Miyagi Prefecture Seoul Office, took their time to introduce the ...

Preparing Tikoy (Chinese rice cake) has been a tradition for Filipino-Chinese families. For Michele Lozada, she grew up knowing that tikoy symbolises the importance of a family sticking together.