270461 Wed Apr 16 16:48:16 -0700 2003 15 17 What's My Craving? 0 1424989 Ok... i know they are out there. I've breezed through Chinatown at odd times and not seen any with a quick search. I am looking for those little sticky cakes made entirely out of what i assume is sweet, sticky, glutinous rice flour, filled with sweet red or yellow bean paste, and covered with sweet coconut. I am NOT looking for steamed, fried, or other items.. these are served room temp or maybe refrigerated. They are about 1 inch round little cake thingies. Where in NYC can i find these? Wed Apr 16 16:48:16 -0700 2003 0 sethy 1 1424990 there are several variations, some can be found in most large Chinese and Korean markets in the frozen food section. your luck in finding them relative fresh will greatly affect their taste when defrosted. I haven't been to any of the Manhattan based Japanese markets in a couple of years, so others might report on current availability. freshly made but pricy versions can be found at Toraya and Minamoto (see link below). and there is the ever popular and fairly easy to make homestyle botamochi, which has the azuki beans on the outside: http://www.nsknet.or.jp/~chrkaji/yasuko/recipe/106_e.html cheers. wray Link: http://www.s-t.com/daily/01-99/01-06-99/b01ho045.htm Wed Apr 16 18:03:00 -0700 2003 1424989 0 wrayb 1 1424991 JAS Mart has these at both their locations, on the UWS and on St. Mark's Place. They're in small, plastic-wrapped packages in a refrigerated section. They're probably also at Sunrise Mart, too (9th St. and 3rd. Ave.) Wed Apr 16 19:16:05 -0700 2003 1424989 0 Pumpkin Lover 1 1424992 Got some pretty tasty ones at Mitsuwa in Edgewater, NJ last weekend. They were hot and covered in sesame seeds. Wed Apr 16 19:47:22 -0700 2003 1424989 0 MU 1 1424995 Are you talking about the little snowball looking things that are alternately filled with peanuts, red bean paste, mango, or honeydew? If so they can be found at any number of bakeries in Chinatown. They can be found at Dragonland Bakery on Baxter St, Fay Da on Mott St, or at QQ bakery on East Broadway. Wed Apr 16 23:38:24 -0700 2003 1424989 0 Iron Frank 1 1425000 I think these are the things I talked about on the Manhattan board from the Japanese pastry shop in Rock Center. You may want to check it out 49th street between 5th and 6th, on the south side of the street. Fri Apr 18 11:55:45 -0700 2003 1424989 0 vvv03 1 1425002 What you are looking for are mochi. I would recommend buying them fresh at Japanese and Korean Bakeries, although due to their short shelf life, availability may be sporadic. Panya Bakery on Stuyvestant Street (just off of ninth st. and third ave) and the various Korean bakeries on 32nd St btween 5th Ave and Bway: Pari-Pari-ko and the new Koryodang (31 W 32nd St) are all good bets. Fri Apr 18 12:39:23 -0700 2003 1424989 0 susiederkins 2 1425004 Mochi is the word for glutenous rice cake in japanese. Daifuku are the glutenous rice desserts that contain the sweet bean filling. These are probably what the original poster are looking for. They're available at any of the japanese and korean markets in town, and in some of the chinese markets as well. They are all packaged items. While the bakeries mentioned previously may carry these packaged daifuku, none of these places actually make them, so it would be of no use to look for them there. You can, however, get other sweet bean filled pastries there. Besides daifuku, others have suggested what is called wagashi from boutique shops like Minomoto Kitchoan. Wagashi are more artisanal than the mass produced packaged daifuku, and are much more delicate (and costly). If you like the sweet bean and glutenous rice combination, I would suggest finding ohagi at japanese markets. These are glutenous rice balls (the actual rice) covered with a thick sweet bean coating. Also, for cold nights, try ordering oshiruko (hot sweet bean soup with mochi) for dessert. The one place I know that has it consistently is Village Yokocho. Fri Apr 18 14:43:17 -0700 2003 1425002 0 Eric Eto 3 1425011 one detail: you say ohagi, i learned botamochi. somewhere recently i read that it is called ohagi except when you make it at the vernal equinox (uh, like around now?) and then it is called botamochi. Any insights? wray Sat Apr 19 06:45:46 -0700 2003 1425004 0 wrayb 4 1425019 I love japanese mochi. But is there any great tempura ice cream in NYC? I'm dying for one but no one replied to my recent posting. Please help. Thank's. Sun Apr 20 21:31:28 -0700 2003 1425011 0 Isabelle 5 1425020 I haven't eaten this anywhere in many many years, but maybe you'll get some response this time. wrayb Mon Apr 21 03:26:59 -0700 2003 1425019 0 wrayb 6 1425021 I'm pretty certain I had tempura ice cream at GO restauarnt on St. Marks Place a couple years back when I was entertaining out-of-town guests. I haven't really looked out for it on menus myself mostly because I view it as an 80s fad item, kind of like wine coolers. Mon Apr 21 09:21:57 -0700 2003 1425020 0 Eric Eto 7 1425033 Thank you so much guys!! I will report my tempura ice cream hunting. Eric, I know it's kinda like fad..but I had sudden crazy craving. Tue Apr 22 21:53:43 -0700 2003 1425021 0 Isabelle 8 1426147 just had some great tempura ice cream at Ginza....give it a shot! so good! Wed Aug 20 13:57:32 -0700 2003 1425033 0 Jason 6 1425022 There was actually a thread about this last month. Link: http://www.chowhound.com/topics/show/200060#1066894 Mon Apr 21 09:31:47 -0700 2003 1425020 0 Caitlin McGrath 1 1425005 I just had one of those an hour ago. Got it at the Jubilee Market on John and Gold Street. If you're in the financial disrict, go check it out! Fri Apr 18 15:19:55 -0700 2003 1424989 0 kristen