What is "mochi"

n. A Japanese rice cake made from glutinous rice.

is Japanese rice cake made of mochigome, a short-grain japonica glutinous rice. The rice is pounded into paste and molded into the desired shape. In Japan it is traditionally made in a ceremony called mochitsuki. While also eaten year-round, mochi is a traditional food for the Japanese New Year and is commonly sold and eaten during that time.

Mochi is a multicomponent food consisting of polysaccharides, lipids, protein and water. Mochi has a heterogeneous structure of amylopectin gel, starch grains and air bubbles. This rice is characterized by its lack of amylose in starch and is derived from short or medium japonica rices. The protein concentration of the rice is a bit higher than normal short-grain rice and the two also differ in amylose content. In mochi rice, the amylose content is negligible, which results in the soft gel consistency.

Mochi is a Japanese rice cake made of glutinous rice pounded into paste and molded into shape.

Mochi may also refer to:

• Mochi (caste), an ethnic group found in North India and Pakistan
• Mochi rice, a synonym for glutinous rice
• Mochi (surname)
• Mochi (magazine)
• Mochi language, a dialect of Central Kilimanjaro language
• Mochi (Cheyenne), nineteenth-century Native American warrior
• Mochi Media, an advertising system and company for Adobe Flash
• Mochi Craft, a yachtbuilding subsidiary of the Ferretti Group
• Mochi Gate, a historical gate in Lahore, Pakistan

The Mochi are a Hindu caste, found mainly in North India. They are the traditional shoemakers of South Asia.

Mochi ("Buffalo Calf"; c. 1841 – 1881) was a Southern Cheyenne woman of the Tse Tse Stus band and the wife of Chief Medicine Water. Mochi, then a 24-year-old, was a member of Black Kettle's camp and was present on the morning of November 29, 1864, when John Chivington and over 650 troops of the First Colorado Cavalry, Third Colorado Cavalry and a company of the 1st Regiment New Mexico Volunteer Cavalry attacked Black Kettle's winter camp at Sand Creek on the plains of eastern Colorado Territory (referred to as the Sand Creek Massacre).

During the unprovoked attack, Mochi witnessed her mother being shot in the forehead and killed by an American soldier who had entered their tipi. According to her account, he then attempted to rape her, prompting her to shoot and kill him with her grandfather's rifle. She then fled the camp with the other survivors trying to evade Chivington's men. After the massacre, she became a warrior and engaged in raiding and warfare for the next 11 years.

Mochi fought alongside her husband in numerous battles and raids and was the only Native American woman to be incarcerated by the United States Army as a prisoner of war.

There are three types of Mochi, a caste involved in profession as cobbler, found in Indian sub-continent :-

• Mochi (Hindu)
• Mochi (Muslim)
• Mochi (Sikh)

Mochi are a community, found in North India, Pakistan and Bangladesh. They are the traditional shoemakers of South Asia.

The Sikh Mochi are a community found mainly in the Punjab state of India, in the districts of Patiala, Ludhiana and Nabha. However, the majority of the Mochis in Punjab remain Hindu, with only a smaller minority converting Sikhism. Almost all Sikh Mochi are members of the Ravidasi sect. Most are involved in their traditional occupation of shoemaking.

Although the Sikh Mochi practice endogamy and clan exogamy, there are occasional cases of intermarriage with the Chamar community. There clans are referred to as gots from the Sanskrit gotra include the Biswan, Sinh and Suman Mochi.

Mochi is an Italian surname. Notable people with the surname include:

• Clara Mochi (born 1956), Italian fencer
• Fabio Mochi (born 1957), Italian designer
• Francesco Mochi (1580–1654), Italian Baroque sculptor
• Juan Mochi (1831–1892), Italian painter

Mochi is an online quarterly magazine and daily blog with a mission statement that aims to empower young Asian American women.

Mochi was founded by Maggie Hsu, Stephanie Wu, and Sandra Sohn in 2008. The magazine's conceived goal was to "provide a community for Asian American teenage girls to access sisterly advice and gain self-esteem," with articles written from a range of perspectives, including high school students, college women, young professionals, and other role models. The magazine was originally intended to be a print publication, but transitioned online to appeal to a younger audience, overcome printing costs and reach a wider geographic range of readers. It is entirely run by an all-volunteer staff.

Current members of the executive board include Maggie Hsu, Stephanie Wu, Christine Wei, and Tiffany Hu.