Millet Mochi (冰心麻糬)
Post dinner snacking @ 廬山/庐山.
Mochi is a very common snack/sweet/dessert in Taiwan due to the immense Japanese influence. (Taiwan was a Japanese colony for 50 years).
Usually, Mochi is made with glutinous rice flour to give that chewy and elastic texture (which the locals call "Q" texture) that everyone in Taiwan seems to fall for. This version, made with millet flour (小米粉), is easier on the stomach (since it takes quite an effort for the stomach to break down glutinous rice starches) for digestion and still retains the "Q" texture the locals love. Unfortunately, the Mochis made with millet flour have to be stored in the fridge but this actually works in its favour as the coldness cools down and hardened up the fillings (here, available in black sesame paste, red bean paste and peanut paste) while the millet flour exterior remains soft and tender, creating the sensation of any 'icy core', making it a welcomed snack on hot summery days!
This shop is called "家慶' and was featured on the popular Taiwanese travel-entertainment-culinary show '食尚玩家'.
Millet Mochi (冰心麻糬)
Post dinner snacking @ 廬山/庐山.
Mochi is a very common snack/sweet/dessert in Taiwan due to the immense Japanese influence. (Taiwan was a Japanese colony for 50 years).
Usually, Mochi is made with glutinous rice flour to give that chewy and elastic texture (which the locals call "Q" texture) that everyone in Taiwan seems to fall for. This version, made with millet flour (小米粉), is easier on the stomach (since it takes quite an effort for the stomach to break down glutinous rice starches) for digestion and still retains the "Q" texture the locals love. Unfortunately, the Mochis made with millet flour have to be stored in the fridge but this actually works in its favour as the coldness cools down and hardened up the fillings (here, available in black sesame paste, red bean paste and peanut paste) while the millet flour exterior remains soft and tender, creating the sensation of any 'icy core', making it a welcomed snack on hot summery days!
This shop is called "家慶' and was featured on the popular Taiwanese travel-entertainment-culinary show '食尚玩家'.