Find These Spring Sweets at Kulu Kulu and Minamoto Kitchoan
These shops bring the flavors of Japanese springtime to Honolulu.
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Where to Find Mochi and Other Sweet Treats for Girls’ Day in Honolulu
Your guide to cookies, cakes, bento, pretzels, polveron, mochi truffles and more for March 3.
Why We Eat Mochi and Display Dolls on Girls’ Day in Hawai‘i
The story behind this ancient Japanese custom—and a mochi recipe, too.
POG Chichi Dango? Sweet Potato Mochi? Pizza Manju? This Is McCully’s New Fujiya
Plus, limited-edition flavors drop every Wednesday. Past hits: pumpkin crunch and banana cream pie.
Did You Know Nisshodo Mochi Shop Has New Chichi Dango Flavors?
Move over, pink and white chichi dango. The 100-year-old shop has been innovating.
Two Ladies Kitchen in Hilo Has Summer Fruit Mochi and We Ranked All 9
Peach, cherry, strawberry, pohā berry: Whatever you get, phone in your order ahead of time.
Sweet Revenge is making Halloween mochi and pot pies
Don’t underestimate things that come in small packages. Kathy Masunaga’s baked goods are prime examples of that. As the owner of Sweet Revenge, a bakery/food truck that sells oven-fresh, sweet and savory mini pies, Masunaga wakes up in the wee…
An Old-School Mochi Shop Finds a New Home in McCully
Fujiya Hawai‘i, a longtime fixture in Kalihi, has reopened with a pillowy array of traditional Japanese sweets.
Fujiya Hawaii's mochi and snacks are now in McCully
Sometimes the old man in me yearns for the traditional flavors of days gone by, like mochi that tastes like it was made with care and quality. So when I saw on my Instagram feed that Fujiya Hawaii was reopening…
Liliha Bakery is selling matcha mochi donuts
I'm a huge fan of Liliha Bakery's poi mochi donuts. So I was excited when Frolic got the exclusive first look at the bakery's brand spankin' new matcha mochi donuts, which are coming to all three locations starting tomorrow, Aug.…
Awesome eats this Friday: Girls’ Day mochi from Fujiya
Friday is Girls’ Day, which means … mochi, mochi, mochi! We’re celebrating with a special Awesome eats mochi pop-up featuring Kalihi’s Fujiya Hawaii. And we’re not talking just mochi: In honor of Girls’ Day, Fujiya has designed two oishii boxes…
Our Top 5: Peanut butter treats
Peanut butter is my all-time favorite spread. I don’t really need a special day to honor it, but National Peanut Butter Day gives me an excuse to indulge in some extra pb. Chunky or creamy, room temp or ice-cold: Here…
Where to get Girls’ Day mochi
Thursday is Girls’ Day, the happy third day of the third month when it’s traditional to eat Japanese mochi. With spring in the air (in Japan at least), sakura mochi are popular (pink mochi wrapped in salted cherry leaves), as…
We go Japan! Nara and my night of eating
On our first free day with the train pass from H.I.S., Scott Suzui of Ultimate Japan decided that we should do something easy. Nara is about 30 to 40 minutes away, with one transfer. So, off we went. You probably…
Cat Chat episode 10: Got mochi?
What are you going to do with all that leftover mochi in your ‘fridge from New Year’s?There’s only so much ozoni you can make.Well, you’re in luck!Our resident foodie Mari Taketa — who’s probably not eating mochi right now in Seoul…
The home base for the 2022 Hale ‘Aina Restaurateurs of the Year is a hidden paradise that serves up the best Lao and Thai food in Honolulu.