577263 Thu Dec 04 08:37:15 -0800 2008 1 31 Home Cooking 0 4219979 I'm going to try making my first batch this weekend, but I have - so far - two questions: 1) Is the mochiko I bought the same as the glutinous rice flour I use to make nian gao (Chinese new year cakes)? 2) My daughter wants a sushi-themed birthday party. I can handle decorating the cake to look like sushi. For additional treats, can I form tinted mochi around a filling to more or less look like sushi? WIll it keep for any length of time and does anyone have any ideas how I might accomplish this? TIA Thu Dec 04 08:37:15 -0800 2008 25244 rockycat 1 4220348 1. No. 2. Yes, but if you leave it out too long the mochi tends to harden, so keep that in mind. Thu Dec 04 10:37:48 -0800 2008 4219979 11583 ipsedixit