in search of Mochi

[ritabwh]

hi everyone,
other than uwajimaya, where can i find Mochi? frozen is fine. i looked in Ranch 99 in Shoreline/Lynnwood, but no luck. i am in the Lynnwood area.
do you think H-Mart would have?

[wallyz]

H- Mart and 99 Ranch both have them in the last month and a half. H-mart is worth the trip for the beardpapa's in the food court.

[SeattleDiners]

HT has a wide selection of Mochi : frozen, refridgerated and boxed

[paulj]

99 has them, in at least 3 places:
- in the rack of Korean items by the produce entrance
- in a cooler at the opposite end of the store, near the deli (next to the Japanese Castle cake)
- a sealed, shelf stable version on sale near the cookies. CostPlusWorldMarket also has this brand (from Taiwan?)

[Jeri L]

There's a relatively new place on Jackson you might try. They were "coming soon" for a very long time but are now open:

Umai Do Japanese Sweets
1825 S Jackson St Ste 100, Seattle, WA 98144-2257
[phone]

[knowspicker]

Umai Do has excellent Japanese sweets and the mochigashi is much better than the package stuff you can find in most stores. I don't remember seeing the mochi rice cakes [assuming the op is talking about the type you eat at new year].

But if you do end up at Uwajimaya for mochi Umai Do would be a worthy side trip and right near NW Tofu which is a nice stop for fresh tofu.

I'm pretty sure mochi is at Central Market. If not frozen at least I have seen the packaged type that is in squares.

[acgold7]

Central Market Mill Creek has a whole freezer case full of them. I checked today.

[ritabwh]

all, THANK YOU!
i found some at the old Paldo World which is now KS-Mart on Hey 99, in Lynnwood.
i'll check out Central Market in mill creek next time i'm in the neighborhood.
and yes, it is the new year's mochi. i suddenly developed a hankering for fire-roasted puffy mochi cakes, wrapped in nori.
yum.

[PAO]

I've never gotten them there but I can't imagine that Central Market in Shoreline doesn't have them (ownership is part Japanese American and they have an extensive Asian section). Call and ask!

[acgold7]

I've seen them there. I was just going to recommend that. The Mill Creek location might have them as well.

I'm shocked to hear that 99 Ranch didn't have them. HMart also sounds like a good bet.

[christy319]

PCC has it; I imagine Whole Foods would as well.

[firecracker]

Call them and ask. Better than jumping in the car ...