![]() Darker 100% bracken warabimochi (left) and lighter mixed warabimochi (right) | |
Type | Wagashi |
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Course | snack/dessert |
Place of origin | Japan |
Main ingredients | Bracken starch, kinako |
Variations | sesame |
Warabimochi (蕨餅, warabi-mochi) is a wagashi (Japanese confection) made from warabiko (bracken starch) and covered or dipped in kinako (sweet toasted soybean flour).[1][2][3] It differs from true mochi made from glutinous rice.[2] It is popular in the summertime, especially in the Kansai region and Okinawa, and often sold from trucks, similar to an ice cream truck in Western countries.[3]
Warabimochi was one of the favorite treats of Emperor Daigo.[3]
Today, warabimochi is frequently made with katakuriko (potato starch) instead of bracken starch due to cost and availability.[4][5] Kuromitsu syrup is sometimes poured on top before serving as an added sweetener.[6]
Kurumi mochi with walnuts
Warabimochi as sold in a supermarket