MochiCream does not sell ice cream mochi like Mikawaya. The mochis here are filled with bean paste and whipped cream, but they are all made in Japan and shipped frozen.
When you buy them, you have to thaw the individually plastic-wrapped mochi for about 10-15 minutes until the mochi skin is nice and chewy. The mochis are around $1.80 each and there are a couple dozen flavors or so. We tried six of them this time around.
Since my mom makes cream-filled mochi too, we know that the cream can make the mochi skin soggy pretty fast. At Mochicream, apparently they've decided to counter this problem by using bean paste in between the cream and the mochi skin. Some flavors have thick, flavored bean paste, while others have only a thin layer of bean paste and more flavored cream. I personally liked the green tea but my friend thought it was too strong. My favorite was the caramel pudding (bottom right picture above), filled with flan/pudding and the caramel sauce in the middle! It's rich, for sure, but the most interesting for me.
cream surrounded by flavored bean paste |
Mochi Cream
21515 Western Ave
Torrance, CA 90501
http://www.mochicream.com/
안녕하세요. 나는 한국에서 왔습니다. 내 U블러그에 오셔서 멋진 동영상을 꼭 보셔서 좋은 일이 있기를 바랍니다. 새해 복 많이 받으세요.
ReplyDeleteThank you for your insightful investigative reporting on this place! Might have to make a special trip to Torrance...a bit out of the way for me but for Mochi and cream? Well, some things are just worth the drive :)
ReplyDeleteLooks like an interesting spot, even if they do freeze their mochi. I wouldn't drive there just for MochiCream, but would stop in after another Japanese meal in the South Bay.
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