I love all kinds of desserts, from chocolate cake and fudge brownies to strawberry cheesecake and lemon meringue pie, I don’t discriminate. They’re all absolutely delicious. But when I’m in the mood ...

Butter mochi is a staple in Hawaii — because it’s great, says Peter Som, fashion designer and Mill Valley-rased author of the forthcoming cookbook, “Family Style” (Harvest, $40). It’s a great, ...

Kaya’s butter mochi recipe can me modified with chocolate. That last item, Hashimoto said, is made twice a day, two pans at a time. It’s a just-right mochi, perfectly smooshy and lightly buttery.

King Kamehameha II couldn't have known that he was helping make way for the first lūʻaus when he made the once unthinkable decision to eat with his mother in 1819, ending the longstanding system of ...

I love how the tradition of mochi spans memories and cultures, from Filipino bibingka and Chinese nian gao to Japanese mochi and Hawaiian butter mochi. Mochi’s presence in my daily life was fleeting.

Butter mochi is the best! The perfect mixture of chewy, squishy, dense and sticky, these coconut and rice flour cake bars (a cousin of Filipino bibingka) are one of the most beloved island desserts ...

Right after the mochi cool, they’re still quite sticky when you cut them. If you prefer more cakey mochi and clean edges on your cuts, let them cool overnight before slicing. Whisk the rice flour, ...

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When I was growing up, my mom coated slabs of niangao, a dense and sugary glutinous cake, in egg and fried them French-toast style. It was a dessert you had to eat right out of the pan. I’ve found ...