Hawaii Mochi is a Hawaii regional dish of Japanese Hawaii Cuisine and has its origins from Japanese rice cake (mochi) a short-grain glutinous rice. When people in Hawaii refer to "local mochi" it is in reference to mochi that has been made in Hawaii and often times a particular variation that is quite different from Japans styles. This can be from certain mochi selections having different ingredients and added dairy or nutbutters that have been added over the years from the mochi shops that were once abundant in the city areas, such as Nisshodo in Kalihi Oahu Hawaii and Two Ladies Kitchen on the Big Island.
Confectionary Stores in Hawaii are competitive and have often times folded in competition with Japanese confectionary stores that opened at better locations, so finding a shop can be a bit hard sometimes. Luckily different establishments are known for different things as well as areas and with such specialty in making the confectionaries a reputation is built as the snacks gain in popularity from its particular nuanced differences of their own variety. Mochi in hawaii is a much beloved snack that is very different from traditional Japanese mochi and is treated differently in many cases and in some cases there have been some mochi traditions that have stayed with kama'aina families. Pot lucks, Parties, Weddings, and is used to mark certain occasions during the year like the New Years, Boy's Day (may 5) ,and Girls Day (march 3). It clearly is part of the tasty identity of foods that are like a treat, but when there are a bunch of them it can be hard to just eat a single one, since there is a variety that is present. These varieties can range from: Hua'ai Mochi (hw.edible fruit), Poi Mochi, Butter Mochi (Waiupaka Mochi), Stick Mochi Rice (pi.suman), Yap Chai (ch.yap), Shortcake Mochi, Mochi Donut Hole, Stuffed Mochi Rice (ch.zonghi). Some are shop type specific like Mochi Ice Cream found at Ice Cream Shops. While confectionary stores are filled with mochi they also are accompanied by other sorts of snacks as well, like: Manju, Arare, Kakimochi, Senbei, Waffle Cookies, Puffed Rice, Peanut Butter Cookies, Almond Cookies.
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