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But these days, social media is filled with images and mentions of the mochi donut. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The combination of the American donut and Japanese mochi, a traditional rice cake made of sweet glutinous rice flour, makes a food trend that is both yummy AND photogenic. The mochi rice flour adds a chewy, almost bouncy texture to a normally dense, cakey donut. And its eye-catching appearance comes from several donut balls stuck together to form a circular ring shape, making it look more like a bracelet than a snack.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.mister-donut.com/\">Mister Donut\u003c/a> in Japan is credited with first selling this donut hybrid in 2003, where they call them “Pon de Rings.” Seeing how popular they were in Japan, second-generation baker, Chris Watanabe decided to start his own mochi donut shop in Honolulu called \u003ca href=\"http://modohawaii.com/\">MoDo Donuts\u003c/a> in 2017 and added signature glazes like lilikoi (passionfruit), matcha and black sesame.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>By the time MoDo set up their first temporary pop-up shop in San Jose’s \u003ca href=\"https://mitsuwa.com/sj/\">Mitsuwa Marketplace\u003c/a> in April of 2018, Bay Area foodies waited upwards of 90 minutes just to get their hands on one of these donuts. Since then, MoDo’s pop-up shop has made appearances every few months in the South Bay, and their popularity hasn’t waned judging by continued long wait times.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_134805\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-134805\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2019/09/Donuts-2.jpg\" alt=\"Shared storefront between Yama-chan and Mochill\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1440\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2019/09/Donuts-2.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2019/09/Donuts-2-160x120.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2019/09/Donuts-2-800x600.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2019/09/Donuts-2-768x576.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2019/09/Donuts-2-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2019/09/Donuts-2-1200x900.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Shared storefront between Yama-chan and Mochill \u003ccite>(Elaine Wu/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>To be a recognizable part of any trend, timing is everything, and Mochill knew they wanted to be the first ones out of the gate in San Francisco. Their family business is more accustomed to making takoyaki (fried octopus puffs) in Honolulu where they have made a name for themselves with their restaurant, Yama-chan. When they decided to open a takoyaki in Japantown, they wanted to add a separate brand that would focus instead on a sweet snack. Enter \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/mochill_sf/\">Mochill\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Their mochi donuts don’t stray from the currently popular Pon de Ring style, but the owner’s son Taisuke Yamamoto says that Mochill’s main differentiator is their flavors and the addition of toppings like dried fruits, macadamia nuts, and cereal. “We have Fruity Pebbles, White Chocolate, Kinako (a soybean powder that’s a popular flavor in Japan), and we’re working on a peanut butter and jelly, and a Nutella flavor,” he says. They offer six flavors every day, three of which change every few days.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_134806\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-134806\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2019/09/Donuts-3.jpg\" alt=\"Flavors of the day displayed at Mochill\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2019/09/Donuts-3.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2019/09/Donuts-3-160x90.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2019/09/Donuts-3-800x450.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2019/09/Donuts-3-768x432.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2019/09/Donuts-3-1020x574.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2019/09/Donuts-3-1200x675.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Flavors of the day displayed at Mochill \u003ccite>(Elaine Wu/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Since opening in July earlier this year, they’ve been selling out daily. “We sell-out an hour before we close every day. Weekends are pretty crazy. But I don’t think customers wait more than an hour.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>There’s no doubt that Mochill’s business is built on a trend, but Yamamoto believes their longevity is secure because of a flexible business model. “We’re trying to focus on mochi desserts, so we can do anything mochi. They don’t have to be donuts.” They plan on expanding the menu with other non-donut items and beverages in the future. Yamamoto says they’re also hoping to add more Bay Area locations and even expand to Southern California and Texas. “Our company mission is to spread the greatness of Japanese food culture.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_134807\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-134807\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2019/09/Donuts-4.jpg\" alt=\"Third Culture Bakery owners, Sam Butarbutar and Wenter Shyu\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1440\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2019/09/Donuts-4.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2019/09/Donuts-4-160x120.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2019/09/Donuts-4-800x600.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2019/09/Donuts-4-768x576.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2019/09/Donuts-4-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2019/09/Donuts-4-1200x900.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Third Culture Bakery owners, Sam Butarbutar and Wenter Shyu \u003ccite>(Elaine Wu/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>However, not all mochi donuts follow the same formula. At \u003ca href=\"https://thirdculturebakery.com/\">Third Culture Bakery\u003c/a> in Berkeley, partners in business and in life, Chef Sam Butarbutar and Wenter Shyu started their wholesale business with their now famous mochi muffin back in 2016. But these days, their mochi donuts have become just as popular.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Butarbutar used to make an Indonesian sweet steamed rice cake with his Mom called Kueh Lapis, so using rice flour was something he was used to. The combination of his classic French pastry expertise along with his desire to create something that would be true to his heritage lead to the mochi muffin.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But it was Shyu who suggested trying the same idea with making a donut. At first, Butarbutar resisted. “After months of pestering him, he finally made one,” says Shyu, and that’s when his partner agreed to try selling it. In the Spring of 2018, they made four dozen the first day and sold out within an hour.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_134808\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-134808\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2019/09/Donuts-5.jpg\" alt=\"Display case of mochi muffins and donuts at Third Culture Bakery\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1386\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2019/09/Donuts-5.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2019/09/Donuts-5-160x116.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2019/09/Donuts-5-800x578.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2019/09/Donuts-5-768x554.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2019/09/Donuts-5-1020x736.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2019/09/Donuts-5-1200x866.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Display case of mochi muffins and donuts at Third Culture Bakery \u003ccite>(Elaine Wu/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“I think people are just obsessed with donuts. This is just a different iteration of that,” says Shyu. “And the texture of a mochi donut is just incredible!”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Though they still have that signature chewy texture, Third Culture Bakery’s mochi donuts are not made in the pon de ring style, and they are also gluten-free, unlike most other mochi donuts. Butarbutar’s recipe is made solely with rice flour and not a rice/wheat flour blend like most others.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Ours is a true butter mochi donut,” says Shyu “You get that velvety buttery texture with the chewiness of the mochi and it makes it slightly denser. And it’s baked, we don’t fry them. We use quality ingredients like Koda Farms rice flour from California. All the vibrant colors of our donuts come from the ingredients we use. We actually puree down fresh mangoes and passionfruit for our glaze.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_134809\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-134809\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2019/09/Donuts-6.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"2562\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2019/09/Donuts-6.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2019/09/Donuts-6-160x214.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2019/09/Donuts-6-800x1068.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2019/09/Donuts-6-768x1025.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2019/09/Donuts-6-1020x1361.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2019/09/Donuts-6-899x1200.jpg 899w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Third Culture Bakery mochi donuts. Top to bottom: Mango Passionfruit with Cocoa Nibs, Yuzu Lemon, Chocolate \u003ccite>(Elaine Wu/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>They’re hoping their efforts to be different will also work well in other markets. Plans are underway to open a Third Culture bakery/showroom as well as a matcha cafe in Denver by the end of the year, and another in Los Angeles next year. “Some people say that we’re not a ‘real’ mochi donut, but we’re not trying to take away from any other donuts out there,” says Shyu. “We’re just trying to add a different option. I think there’s room for everybody.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The success of both Third Culture and Mochill in such a short amount of time proves that even within a food trend, there’s room for more than one iteration. And if public demand is any indication, there’s still plenty of time left in the mochi donut’s 15 minutes of fame.\u003c/p>\n\n","blocks":[],"excerpt":"Originally found in Japan and Hawaii, the combination of the American donut and Japanese mochi makes a food trend that is both yummy AND photogenic.","status":"publish","parent":0,"modified":1569457196,"stats":{"hasAudio":false,"hasVideo":false,"hasChartOrMap":false,"iframeSrcs":[],"hasGoogleForm":false,"hasGallery":false,"hasHearkenModule":false,"hasPolis":false,"paragraphCount":19,"wordCount":1126},"headData":{"title":"International Flavor, Local Ingredients: Get Your Mochi Donut Fix in the Bay | KQED","description":"Originally found in Japan and Hawaii, the combination of the American donut and Japanese mochi makes a food trend that is both yummy AND photogenic.","ogTitle":"","ogDescription":"","ogImgId":"","twTitle":"","twDescription":"","twImgId":"","schema":{"@context":"http://schema.org","@type":"Article","headline":"International Flavor, Local Ingredients: Get Your Mochi Donut Fix in the Bay","datePublished":"2019-09-25T17:15:40.000Z","dateModified":"2019-09-26T00:19:56.000Z","image":"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/KQED-OG-Image@1x.png"}},"disqusIdentifier":"134758 https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/?p=134758","disqusUrl":"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/2019/09/25/international-flavor-local-ingredients-get-your-mochi-donut-fix-in-the-bay/","disqusTitle":"International Flavor, Local Ingredients: Get Your Mochi Donut Fix in the Bay","path":"/bayareabites/134758/international-flavor-local-ingredients-get-your-mochi-donut-fix-in-the-bay","audioTrackLength":null,"parsedContent":[{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"aside","attributes":{"named":{"postid":"bayareabites_45322,bayareabites_83526","label":"More Mochi to Munch On ","target":"_blank"},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Cupcakes, cake pops, and cronuts have all had their 15 minutes of fame in the food world. But these days, social media is filled with images and mentions of the mochi donut. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The combination of the American donut and Japanese mochi, a traditional rice cake made of sweet glutinous rice flour, makes a food trend that is both yummy AND photogenic. The mochi rice flour adds a chewy, almost bouncy texture to a normally dense, cakey donut. And its eye-catching appearance comes from several donut balls stuck together to form a circular ring shape, making it look more like a bracelet than a snack.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.mister-donut.com/\">Mister Donut\u003c/a> in Japan is credited with first selling this donut hybrid in 2003, where they call them “Pon de Rings.” Seeing how popular they were in Japan, second-generation baker, Chris Watanabe decided to start his own mochi donut shop in Honolulu called \u003ca href=\"http://modohawaii.com/\">MoDo Donuts\u003c/a> in 2017 and added signature glazes like lilikoi (passionfruit), matcha and black sesame.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>By the time MoDo set up their first temporary pop-up shop in San Jose’s \u003ca href=\"https://mitsuwa.com/sj/\">Mitsuwa Marketplace\u003c/a> in April of 2018, Bay Area foodies waited upwards of 90 minutes just to get their hands on one of these donuts. Since then, MoDo’s pop-up shop has made appearances every few months in the South Bay, and their popularity hasn’t waned judging by continued long wait times.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_134805\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-134805\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2019/09/Donuts-2.jpg\" alt=\"Shared storefront between Yama-chan and Mochill\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1440\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2019/09/Donuts-2.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2019/09/Donuts-2-160x120.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2019/09/Donuts-2-800x600.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2019/09/Donuts-2-768x576.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2019/09/Donuts-2-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2019/09/Donuts-2-1200x900.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Shared storefront between Yama-chan and Mochill \u003ccite>(Elaine Wu/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>To be a recognizable part of any trend, timing is everything, and Mochill knew they wanted to be the first ones out of the gate in San Francisco. Their family business is more accustomed to making takoyaki (fried octopus puffs) in Honolulu where they have made a name for themselves with their restaurant, Yama-chan. When they decided to open a takoyaki in Japantown, they wanted to add a separate brand that would focus instead on a sweet snack. Enter \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/mochill_sf/\">Mochill\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"fullwidth"},"numeric":["fullwidth"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Their mochi donuts don’t stray from the currently popular Pon de Ring style, but the owner’s son Taisuke Yamamoto says that Mochill’s main differentiator is their flavors and the addition of toppings like dried fruits, macadamia nuts, and cereal. “We have Fruity Pebbles, White Chocolate, Kinako (a soybean powder that’s a popular flavor in Japan), and we’re working on a peanut butter and jelly, and a Nutella flavor,” he says. They offer six flavors every day, three of which change every few days.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_134806\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-134806\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2019/09/Donuts-3.jpg\" alt=\"Flavors of the day displayed at Mochill\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2019/09/Donuts-3.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2019/09/Donuts-3-160x90.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2019/09/Donuts-3-800x450.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2019/09/Donuts-3-768x432.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2019/09/Donuts-3-1020x574.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2019/09/Donuts-3-1200x675.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Flavors of the day displayed at Mochill \u003ccite>(Elaine Wu/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Since opening in July earlier this year, they’ve been selling out daily. “We sell-out an hour before we close every day. Weekends are pretty crazy. But I don’t think customers wait more than an hour.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>There’s no doubt that Mochill’s business is built on a trend, but Yamamoto believes their longevity is secure because of a flexible business model. “We’re trying to focus on mochi desserts, so we can do anything mochi. They don’t have to be donuts.” They plan on expanding the menu with other non-donut items and beverages in the future. Yamamoto says they’re also hoping to add more Bay Area locations and even expand to Southern California and Texas. “Our company mission is to spread the greatness of Japanese food culture.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_134807\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-134807\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2019/09/Donuts-4.jpg\" alt=\"Third Culture Bakery owners, Sam Butarbutar and Wenter Shyu\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1440\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2019/09/Donuts-4.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2019/09/Donuts-4-160x120.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2019/09/Donuts-4-800x600.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2019/09/Donuts-4-768x576.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2019/09/Donuts-4-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2019/09/Donuts-4-1200x900.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Third Culture Bakery owners, Sam Butarbutar and Wenter Shyu \u003ccite>(Elaine Wu/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>However, not all mochi donuts follow the same formula. At \u003ca href=\"https://thirdculturebakery.com/\">Third Culture Bakery\u003c/a> in Berkeley, partners in business and in life, Chef Sam Butarbutar and Wenter Shyu started their wholesale business with their now famous mochi muffin back in 2016. But these days, their mochi donuts have become just as popular.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Butarbutar used to make an Indonesian sweet steamed rice cake with his Mom called Kueh Lapis, so using rice flour was something he was used to. The combination of his classic French pastry expertise along with his desire to create something that would be true to his heritage lead to the mochi muffin.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But it was Shyu who suggested trying the same idea with making a donut. At first, Butarbutar resisted. “After months of pestering him, he finally made one,” says Shyu, and that’s when his partner agreed to try selling it. In the Spring of 2018, they made four dozen the first day and sold out within an hour.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_134808\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-134808\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2019/09/Donuts-5.jpg\" alt=\"Display case of mochi muffins and donuts at Third Culture Bakery\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1386\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2019/09/Donuts-5.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2019/09/Donuts-5-160x116.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2019/09/Donuts-5-800x578.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2019/09/Donuts-5-768x554.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2019/09/Donuts-5-1020x736.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2019/09/Donuts-5-1200x866.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Display case of mochi muffins and donuts at Third Culture Bakery \u003ccite>(Elaine Wu/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“I think people are just obsessed with donuts. This is just a different iteration of that,” says Shyu. “And the texture of a mochi donut is just incredible!”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Though they still have that signature chewy texture, Third Culture Bakery’s mochi donuts are not made in the pon de ring style, and they are also gluten-free, unlike most other mochi donuts. Butarbutar’s recipe is made solely with rice flour and not a rice/wheat flour blend like most others.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Ours is a true butter mochi donut,” says Shyu “You get that velvety buttery texture with the chewiness of the mochi and it makes it slightly denser. And it’s baked, we don’t fry them. We use quality ingredients like Koda Farms rice flour from California. All the vibrant colors of our donuts come from the ingredients we use. We actually puree down fresh mangoes and passionfruit for our glaze.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_134809\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-134809\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2019/09/Donuts-6.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"2562\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2019/09/Donuts-6.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2019/09/Donuts-6-160x214.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2019/09/Donuts-6-800x1068.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2019/09/Donuts-6-768x1025.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2019/09/Donuts-6-1020x1361.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2019/09/Donuts-6-899x1200.jpg 899w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Third Culture Bakery mochi donuts. Top to bottom: Mango Passionfruit with Cocoa Nibs, Yuzu Lemon, Chocolate \u003ccite>(Elaine Wu/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>They’re hoping their efforts to be different will also work well in other markets. Plans are underway to open a Third Culture bakery/showroom as well as a matcha cafe in Denver by the end of the year, and another in Los Angeles next year. “Some people say that we’re not a ‘real’ mochi donut, but we’re not trying to take away from any other donuts out there,” says Shyu. “We’re just trying to add a different option. I think there’s room for everybody.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"floatright"},"numeric":["floatright"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The success of both Third Culture and Mochill in such a short amount of time proves that even within a food trend, there’s room for more than one iteration. And if public demand is any indication, there’s still plenty of time left in the mochi donut’s 15 minutes of fame.\u003c/p>\n\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}}],"link":"/bayareabites/134758/international-flavor-local-ingredients-get-your-mochi-donut-fix-in-the-bay","authors":["5127"],"categories":["bayareabites_2998","bayareabites_1516","bayareabites_1653","bayareabites_4084","bayareabites_1807","bayareabites_90","bayareabites_265","bayareabites_91"],"tags":["bayareabites_49","bayareabites_12011","bayareabites_9710","bayareabites_10052"],"featImg":"bayareabites_134803","label":"bayareabites"},"bayareabites_83526":{"type":"posts","id":"bayareabites_83526","meta":{"index":"posts_1591205157","site":"bayareabites","id":"83526","score":null,"sort":[1402946198000]},"guestAuthors":[],"slug":"handmade-tofu-and-mochi-keep-traditions-alive-in-san-joses-japantown","title":"Handmade Tofu and Mochi Keep Traditions Alive in San Jose’s Japantown","publishDate":1402946198,"format":"aside","headTitle":"Bay Area Bites | KQED Food","labelTerm":{"site":"bayareabites"},"content":"\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_83529\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1000px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/06/mochi-box.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-83529\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/06/mochi-box.jpg\" alt=\"Handmade mochi and manju from Shuei-Do Manju Shop in San Jose Japantown. Photo: Anna Mindess\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Handmade mochi and manju from Shuei-Do Manju Shop in San Jose Japantown. Photo: Anna Mindess\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Amy Nozaki patted the jiggly block of tofu she has just uncovered after pressing it in a wooden crate and pronounced it “perfect.” She and her husband Chester run \u003ca href=\"http://www.japantownsanjose.org/merch13.html\">The San Jose Tofu Company\u003c/a>, which may be the last local shop to make tofu the traditional way, completely by hand. This physically demanding, time-consuming process creates creamy blocks of utter freshness: sweet, silky, slightly nutty bean curd that is as far from those chalky chunks packed with preservatives in plastic tubs as a loaf of Acme's Pain au Levain is from Wonder Bread.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>San Jose’s \u003cem>\u003ca href=\"http://www.japantownsanjose.org\">Nihon Machi\u003c/a>\u003c/em>, a long, wide city block, is one of only three Japantowns nationwide. (The others are Los Angeles’ Little Tokyo and San Francisco’s Japantown -- which I \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/2012/01/12/tasting-tour-uncovers-japantown%E2%80%99s-tempting-secrets/\">previously profiled\u003c/a> on an Edible Excursions tasting tour).\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_83530\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1000px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/06/Chester-Collage.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-83530\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/06/Chester-Collage.jpg\" alt=\"Chester Nozaki, whose grandfather started San Jose Tofu Company. Photo: Anna Mindess\" width=\"1000\" height=\"503\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Chester Nozaki, whose grandfather started San Jose Tofu Company in 1946. Photo: Anna Mindess\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>On my recent foray to San Jose’s Jackson Street, nestled among the gift shops, ukulele stores, ramen and sushi spots, I discovered two culinary cultural gems run with devotion by husband and wife teams: the Nozakis and the Kumamarus.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The San Jose Tofu Company was started in 1946 by Chester Nozaki’s grandfather and passed down to Chester’s father. Although Chester had worked in the shop as a boy, delivering fresh tofu on his trusty red Radio Flyer wagon, as the second son he had no plans to follow in his father’s footsteps. In fact, he was studying industrial engineering. But when his older brother declined to inherit the tofu company, Chester dropped out of college and stepped in to help his father. He met his future wife, Amy when she was a waitress at a Japanese restaurant down the street from the tofu shop. Amy, originally from Taiwan, turned out to have an innate talent making tofu and eventually joined the family team.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The mild-mannered Chester told me about a turning point in his life, “When I was in my 40s, customers began asking me if I was ever going to take over the business.” Emboldened, Chester informed his father that he didn’t want to wait until he was 64 years old to take the reins. As an oblique answer, his father immediately handed over the ledger book and described how he should make payments to vendors.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Once he was in charge, Chester’s first thought was to automate the business in order to produce more tofu. His father, in his characteristic soft-spoken manner, made it quite clear that this was not an option. Nowadays, Chester is in charge of PR and the business side, while deferring the cooking duties to his wife’s skill and intuition. Amy, clad in boots and apron, deftly navigated the slippery floor in the open kitchen, a simple set-up that allows the steady stream of customers to view the entire tofu-making process.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_83531\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1000px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/06/Tofu-Collage.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-83531\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/06/Tofu-Collage.jpg\" alt=\"Amy Nozaki in a few of the steps involved in making tofu by hand. Photo: Anna Mindess\" width=\"1000\" height=\"500\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Amy Nozaki in a few of the steps involved in making tofu by hand. Photo: Anna Mindess\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>With the vagaries of weather and over 200 possible varieties of non-GMO soybeans, there is no ironclad recipe for length of cooking and pressing. “It all depends,” said Amy explaining that she does everything by feel. After the beans are soaked overnight, ground with the help of the shop’s lone machine (a bean grinder), they are cooked in water, then transferred to a hand-operated bean press which liquifies the ground beans into warm soy milk. A natural coagulant, \u003cem>nigari\u003c/em>, is added to the soy milk. Armed with a large paddle, Amy stirred the curds in a huge pot until just the right consistency was achieved, then scooped them into wide rectangular wooden crates, lined with cheesecloth. These are covered with wooden mats and heavy weights for about a half an hour until they reach the desired density. Amy then turns out the scored tofu blocks to bobble in a cool water bath and hand cuts them into cubes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Two years ago, the Nozakis added a new product to their line, a softer textured “tofu pudding” which comes with a brown sugar and ginger syrup, a traditional Taiwanese combination. This popular sweet sells out quickly every day.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Many of the customers are regulars who come into the shop armed with their own plastic tubs to transport their delicacies. The Nozakis sell to a few nearby markets but without any preservatives their tofu is at its best for only a few days. A while back, Iron Chef Morimoto visited the shop while he was setting up his restaurant in Napa. When he tasted the Nozakis’ tofu he was impressed with its sweetness and informed them he would serve it at his restaurant as long as they could deliver to Napa. Chester smiled ruefully and explained that he had to turn down the Chef’s request as his tiny family business didn’t have the resources to make such deliveries.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Batches of the Nozakis’ fresh tofu are produced all day long and usually sell out completely. “Quality is more important than quantity,” Chester said modestly. “Back in the store’s heyday we were producing up to 1600 blocks a day (versus the millions made by automated production companies). But the economic downturn had an impact and now we average 400-500 blocks a day. Our customer base is changing too as elderly Japanese customers are thinning out. But we are getting more Chinese, Korean, and Vietnamese consumers as well as a few Caucasians and Latinos.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When I took my precious bundle of tofu home, I decided to let its pure fresh taste shine through and so prepared it in the simplest fashion: topped with grated ginger, chopped scallions and a drizzle of soy sauce.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_83533\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1000px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/06/simple-tofu-dinner.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-83533\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/06/simple-tofu-dinner.jpg\" alt=\"The freshest tofu deserves the simplest preparation. Photo: Anna Mindess\" width=\"1000\" height=\"626\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The freshest tofu deserves the simplest preparation. Photo: Anna Mindess\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Puffy Sweet Treats\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In a modest shop down the street from the Nozaki's tofu shop, a long glass case holds jewel-toned gems of sweetness: enticing orbs of pink, mauve, and gold. In the back room of \u003ca href=\"http://www.japantownsanjose.org/shueidomanjushop.html\">Shuei-Do Manju Shop\u003c/a>, I met Tom and Judy Kumamaru and learned the secrets behind these traditional Japanese treats. The couple sat amiably across from each other in the humid, sweet-scented room, like they have for 27 years, with a glowing pastel blob of hot rice flour mochi between them, their hands a blur of movement: pinch-stuff-fold-roll-pinch-stuff-fold-roll. They produce 800-1000 sweets a day: puffy pillows of rice flour mochi, glowing green \u003cem>yokan\u003c/em> jelly cubes, strawberry \u003cem>chichidango\u003c/em> or golden baked manju—most stuffed with the traditional red adzuki bean or white lima bean fillings, in a variety of shapes and combinations.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_83536\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1000px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/06/mochi-couple.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-83536\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/06/mochi-couple.jpg\" alt=\"Judy and Tom Kumamaru have made mochi together for 27 years. Photo: Anna Mindess\" width=\"1000\" height=\"570\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Judy and Tom Kumamaru have made mochi together for 27 years. Photo: Anna Mindess\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Before they started making these soft sweet clouds, the couple fabricated other things. Judy was a dental technician fashioning false teeth and Tom manufactured printed circuit boards. With the looming prospect of layoffs in their future, they became interested in the idea of owning their own business.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Shuei-Do Manju Shop (the name literally means “gathering place”) has been around for 62 years and was established by another husband and wife team: the Ozawas. They ran the business for the first 35 years and were friends with Judy’s parents. One day while the four elders were on a fishing trip, Judy’s parents who were big fans of the store remarked that when the Ozawas retired, maybe one of their children could take over their business.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>During the ensuing negotiations, the Ozawas promised to train Tom and Judy for the first 6 months of ownership, but there was just one snag. They refused to let them see the back room where the actual labor occurred until the deal was signed. “Maybe they thought we would get scared to see how much work it really took,” quips Judy smiling.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Tom, who was born in Japan and came to California when he was 4 years old, grew up in Stockton, where his father worked as a gardener and tofu maker. He wasn’t particularly fond of sweets. Now his days are filled with them. The beans for the \u003cem>anko\u003c/em> fillings must be soaked overnight, then cooked, strained and pressed. He cooks the bean fillings, whips the hot rice mochi so it will have the proper elasticity and helps his wife roll out multitudes of little balls.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_83537\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1000px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/06/making-mochi.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-83537\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/06/making-mochi.jpg\" alt=\"Stuff mochi ball with sweet bean filling. Repeat 800 times a day. Photo: Anna Mindess\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Stuff mochi ball with sweet bean filling. Repeat 800 times a day. Photo: Anna Mindess\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Tom and Judy make 18 different kinds of manju and mochi, including a wildly popular variety for the traditional Japanese celebration of “Girls’ Day” in March—\u003cem>sakura\u003c/em> mochi with textured pink rice wrapped in a cherry leaf. Although you can find boxed mochi in stores from Japantown to Trader Joe's, like the Nozakis, the Kumamarus use no preservatives, so their products are at their best for just a few days (but Tom says you can freeze them). They sell to a handful of stores and have a standing order for Apple. Steve Jobs had such an affection for handmade mochi that he told his chef to fly to Japan to procure some. A bit of research turned up Shuei-Do just 10 miles away, where Apple still has a standing order twice a week.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Converting to machine-made mochi and manju is tempting; we could make maybe 2000 pieces an hour,\" said Tom, \"but then we would lose our uniqueness. It’s important to carry on the tradition of working hard so that Japantown does not lose its special flavor. What makes me happy is seeing how customers react to their first taste,” added Tom, who was impressed to learn that many of his patrons hailed from countries across the globe, including Germany, Australia and Saudi Arabia. His rice flour treats also attract Asian customers, whose own cuisines feature similar rice flour sweets, including Korea, Vietnam and the Philippines.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_83535\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1000px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/06/mochi-inside.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-83535\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/06/mochi-inside.jpg\" alt=\"Mochi balls' sweet bean fillings. Photo: Anna Mindess\" width=\"1000\" height=\"615\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mochi balls' sweet bean fillings. Photo: Anna Mindess\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The classic Japanese filling is sweetened bean paste, but that doesn’t stop customers from making other requests. “People ask us to fill them with berries or chocolate,” said Judy, “but we prefer to stick to the traditional.” The one concession they’ve made is a crunchy peanut butter-filled mochi that achieves the perfect balance of sweet and salty.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Perhaps not surprisingly in the 21st century, neither the Nozakis’ nor the Kumamarus’ children (who are all in their 20s) have expressed any interest in taking over their parents’ businesses, so the future of these two cultural gems is uncertain, which makes their traditionally-made tofu and mochi all the more precious.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.japantownsanjose.org/merch13.html\">\u003cstrong>San Jose Tofu Company\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n175 Jackson Street\u003cbr>\nSan Jose, 95112\u003cbr>\n(408) 292-7026\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.japantownsanjose.org/shueidomanjushop.html\">\u003cstrong>Shuei-Do Manju Shop\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n217 Jackson Street\u003cbr>\nSan Jose, 95112\u003cbr>\n(408) 294-4148\u003c/p>\n\n","blocks":[],"excerpt":"Get it quick before it's gone! Handmade tofu and mochi sweets in San Jose's Japantown. Two devoted husband and wife teams have been quietly keeping tradition alive for more than 25 years with the sweetest results. No preservatives, no automation, just loving hands and hard work.","status":"publish","parent":0,"modified":1403117973,"stats":{"hasAudio":false,"hasVideo":false,"hasChartOrMap":false,"iframeSrcs":[],"hasGoogleForm":false,"hasGallery":false,"hasHearkenModule":false,"hasPolis":false,"paragraphCount":25,"wordCount":1890},"headData":{"title":"Handmade Tofu and Mochi Keep Traditions Alive in San Jose’s Japantown | KQED","description":"Get it quick before it's gone! Handmade tofu and mochi sweets in San Jose's Japantown. Two devoted husband and wife teams have been quietly keeping tradition alive for more than 25 years with the sweetest results. No preservatives, no automation, just loving hands and hard work.","ogTitle":"","ogDescription":"","ogImgId":"","twTitle":"","twDescription":"","twImgId":"","schema":{"@context":"http://schema.org","@type":"Article","headline":"Handmade Tofu and Mochi Keep Traditions Alive in San Jose’s Japantown","datePublished":"2014-06-16T19:16:38.000Z","dateModified":"2014-06-18T18:59:33.000Z","image":"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/KQED-OG-Image@1x.png"}},"disqusIdentifier":"83526 http://blogs.kqed.org/bayareabites/?p=83526","disqusUrl":"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/2014/06/16/handmade-tofu-and-mochi-keep-traditions-alive-in-san-joses-japantown/","disqusTitle":"Handmade Tofu and Mochi Keep Traditions Alive in San Jose’s Japantown","path":"/bayareabites/83526/handmade-tofu-and-mochi-keep-traditions-alive-in-san-joses-japantown","audioTrackLength":null,"parsedContent":[{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_83529\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1000px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/06/mochi-box.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-83529\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/06/mochi-box.jpg\" alt=\"Handmade mochi and manju from Shuei-Do Manju Shop in San Jose Japantown. Photo: Anna Mindess\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Handmade mochi and manju from Shuei-Do Manju Shop in San Jose Japantown. Photo: Anna Mindess\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Amy Nozaki patted the jiggly block of tofu she has just uncovered after pressing it in a wooden crate and pronounced it “perfect.” She and her husband Chester run \u003ca href=\"http://www.japantownsanjose.org/merch13.html\">The San Jose Tofu Company\u003c/a>, which may be the last local shop to make tofu the traditional way, completely by hand. This physically demanding, time-consuming process creates creamy blocks of utter freshness: sweet, silky, slightly nutty bean curd that is as far from those chalky chunks packed with preservatives in plastic tubs as a loaf of Acme's Pain au Levain is from Wonder Bread.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>San Jose’s \u003cem>\u003ca href=\"http://www.japantownsanjose.org\">Nihon Machi\u003c/a>\u003c/em>, a long, wide city block, is one of only three Japantowns nationwide. (The others are Los Angeles’ Little Tokyo and San Francisco’s Japantown -- which I \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/2012/01/12/tasting-tour-uncovers-japantown%E2%80%99s-tempting-secrets/\">previously profiled\u003c/a> on an Edible Excursions tasting tour).\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_83530\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1000px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/06/Chester-Collage.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-83530\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/06/Chester-Collage.jpg\" alt=\"Chester Nozaki, whose grandfather started San Jose Tofu Company. Photo: Anna Mindess\" width=\"1000\" height=\"503\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Chester Nozaki, whose grandfather started San Jose Tofu Company in 1946. Photo: Anna Mindess\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>On my recent foray to San Jose’s Jackson Street, nestled among the gift shops, ukulele stores, ramen and sushi spots, I discovered two culinary cultural gems run with devotion by husband and wife teams: the Nozakis and the Kumamarus.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The San Jose Tofu Company was started in 1946 by Chester Nozaki’s grandfather and passed down to Chester’s father. Although Chester had worked in the shop as a boy, delivering fresh tofu on his trusty red Radio Flyer wagon, as the second son he had no plans to follow in his father’s footsteps. In fact, he was studying industrial engineering. But when his older brother declined to inherit the tofu company, Chester dropped out of college and stepped in to help his father. He met his future wife, Amy when she was a waitress at a Japanese restaurant down the street from the tofu shop. Amy, originally from Taiwan, turned out to have an innate talent making tofu and eventually joined the family team.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The mild-mannered Chester told me about a turning point in his life, “When I was in my 40s, customers began asking me if I was ever going to take over the business.” Emboldened, Chester informed his father that he didn’t want to wait until he was 64 years old to take the reins. As an oblique answer, his father immediately handed over the ledger book and described how he should make payments to vendors.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"fullwidth"},"numeric":["fullwidth"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Once he was in charge, Chester’s first thought was to automate the business in order to produce more tofu. His father, in his characteristic soft-spoken manner, made it quite clear that this was not an option. Nowadays, Chester is in charge of PR and the business side, while deferring the cooking duties to his wife’s skill and intuition. Amy, clad in boots and apron, deftly navigated the slippery floor in the open kitchen, a simple set-up that allows the steady stream of customers to view the entire tofu-making process.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_83531\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1000px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/06/Tofu-Collage.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-83531\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/06/Tofu-Collage.jpg\" alt=\"Amy Nozaki in a few of the steps involved in making tofu by hand. Photo: Anna Mindess\" width=\"1000\" height=\"500\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Amy Nozaki in a few of the steps involved in making tofu by hand. Photo: Anna Mindess\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>With the vagaries of weather and over 200 possible varieties of non-GMO soybeans, there is no ironclad recipe for length of cooking and pressing. “It all depends,” said Amy explaining that she does everything by feel. After the beans are soaked overnight, ground with the help of the shop’s lone machine (a bean grinder), they are cooked in water, then transferred to a hand-operated bean press which liquifies the ground beans into warm soy milk. A natural coagulant, \u003cem>nigari\u003c/em>, is added to the soy milk. Armed with a large paddle, Amy stirred the curds in a huge pot until just the right consistency was achieved, then scooped them into wide rectangular wooden crates, lined with cheesecloth. These are covered with wooden mats and heavy weights for about a half an hour until they reach the desired density. Amy then turns out the scored tofu blocks to bobble in a cool water bath and hand cuts them into cubes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Two years ago, the Nozakis added a new product to their line, a softer textured “tofu pudding” which comes with a brown sugar and ginger syrup, a traditional Taiwanese combination. This popular sweet sells out quickly every day.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Many of the customers are regulars who come into the shop armed with their own plastic tubs to transport their delicacies. The Nozakis sell to a few nearby markets but without any preservatives their tofu is at its best for only a few days. A while back, Iron Chef Morimoto visited the shop while he was setting up his restaurant in Napa. When he tasted the Nozakis’ tofu he was impressed with its sweetness and informed them he would serve it at his restaurant as long as they could deliver to Napa. Chester smiled ruefully and explained that he had to turn down the Chef’s request as his tiny family business didn’t have the resources to make such deliveries.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Batches of the Nozakis’ fresh tofu are produced all day long and usually sell out completely. “Quality is more important than quantity,” Chester said modestly. “Back in the store’s heyday we were producing up to 1600 blocks a day (versus the millions made by automated production companies). But the economic downturn had an impact and now we average 400-500 blocks a day. Our customer base is changing too as elderly Japanese customers are thinning out. But we are getting more Chinese, Korean, and Vietnamese consumers as well as a few Caucasians and Latinos.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When I took my precious bundle of tofu home, I decided to let its pure fresh taste shine through and so prepared it in the simplest fashion: topped with grated ginger, chopped scallions and a drizzle of soy sauce.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_83533\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1000px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/06/simple-tofu-dinner.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-83533\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/06/simple-tofu-dinner.jpg\" alt=\"The freshest tofu deserves the simplest preparation. Photo: Anna Mindess\" width=\"1000\" height=\"626\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The freshest tofu deserves the simplest preparation. Photo: Anna Mindess\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Puffy Sweet Treats\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In a modest shop down the street from the Nozaki's tofu shop, a long glass case holds jewel-toned gems of sweetness: enticing orbs of pink, mauve, and gold. In the back room of \u003ca href=\"http://www.japantownsanjose.org/shueidomanjushop.html\">Shuei-Do Manju Shop\u003c/a>, I met Tom and Judy Kumamaru and learned the secrets behind these traditional Japanese treats. The couple sat amiably across from each other in the humid, sweet-scented room, like they have for 27 years, with a glowing pastel blob of hot rice flour mochi between them, their hands a blur of movement: pinch-stuff-fold-roll-pinch-stuff-fold-roll. They produce 800-1000 sweets a day: puffy pillows of rice flour mochi, glowing green \u003cem>yokan\u003c/em> jelly cubes, strawberry \u003cem>chichidango\u003c/em> or golden baked manju—most stuffed with the traditional red adzuki bean or white lima bean fillings, in a variety of shapes and combinations.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_83536\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1000px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/06/mochi-couple.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-83536\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/06/mochi-couple.jpg\" alt=\"Judy and Tom Kumamaru have made mochi together for 27 years. Photo: Anna Mindess\" width=\"1000\" height=\"570\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Judy and Tom Kumamaru have made mochi together for 27 years. Photo: Anna Mindess\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Before they started making these soft sweet clouds, the couple fabricated other things. Judy was a dental technician fashioning false teeth and Tom manufactured printed circuit boards. With the looming prospect of layoffs in their future, they became interested in the idea of owning their own business.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Shuei-Do Manju Shop (the name literally means “gathering place”) has been around for 62 years and was established by another husband and wife team: the Ozawas. They ran the business for the first 35 years and were friends with Judy’s parents. One day while the four elders were on a fishing trip, Judy’s parents who were big fans of the store remarked that when the Ozawas retired, maybe one of their children could take over their business.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>During the ensuing negotiations, the Ozawas promised to train Tom and Judy for the first 6 months of ownership, but there was just one snag. They refused to let them see the back room where the actual labor occurred until the deal was signed. “Maybe they thought we would get scared to see how much work it really took,” quips Judy smiling.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Tom, who was born in Japan and came to California when he was 4 years old, grew up in Stockton, where his father worked as a gardener and tofu maker. He wasn’t particularly fond of sweets. Now his days are filled with them. The beans for the \u003cem>anko\u003c/em> fillings must be soaked overnight, then cooked, strained and pressed. He cooks the bean fillings, whips the hot rice mochi so it will have the proper elasticity and helps his wife roll out multitudes of little balls.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_83537\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1000px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/06/making-mochi.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-83537\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/06/making-mochi.jpg\" alt=\"Stuff mochi ball with sweet bean filling. Repeat 800 times a day. Photo: Anna Mindess\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Stuff mochi ball with sweet bean filling. Repeat 800 times a day. Photo: Anna Mindess\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Tom and Judy make 18 different kinds of manju and mochi, including a wildly popular variety for the traditional Japanese celebration of “Girls’ Day” in March—\u003cem>sakura\u003c/em> mochi with textured pink rice wrapped in a cherry leaf. Although you can find boxed mochi in stores from Japantown to Trader Joe's, like the Nozakis, the Kumamarus use no preservatives, so their products are at their best for just a few days (but Tom says you can freeze them). They sell to a handful of stores and have a standing order for Apple. Steve Jobs had such an affection for handmade mochi that he told his chef to fly to Japan to procure some. A bit of research turned up Shuei-Do just 10 miles away, where Apple still has a standing order twice a week.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Converting to machine-made mochi and manju is tempting; we could make maybe 2000 pieces an hour,\" said Tom, \"but then we would lose our uniqueness. It’s important to carry on the tradition of working hard so that Japantown does not lose its special flavor. What makes me happy is seeing how customers react to their first taste,” added Tom, who was impressed to learn that many of his patrons hailed from countries across the globe, including Germany, Australia and Saudi Arabia. His rice flour treats also attract Asian customers, whose own cuisines feature similar rice flour sweets, including Korea, Vietnam and the Philippines.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_83535\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1000px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/06/mochi-inside.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-83535\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/06/mochi-inside.jpg\" alt=\"Mochi balls' sweet bean fillings. Photo: Anna Mindess\" width=\"1000\" height=\"615\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mochi balls' sweet bean fillings. Photo: Anna Mindess\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The classic Japanese filling is sweetened bean paste, but that doesn’t stop customers from making other requests. “People ask us to fill them with berries or chocolate,” said Judy, “but we prefer to stick to the traditional.” The one concession they’ve made is a crunchy peanut butter-filled mochi that achieves the perfect balance of sweet and salty.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Perhaps not surprisingly in the 21st century, neither the Nozakis’ nor the Kumamarus’ children (who are all in their 20s) have expressed any interest in taking over their parents’ businesses, so the future of these two cultural gems is uncertain, which makes their traditionally-made tofu and mochi all the more precious.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.japantownsanjose.org/merch13.html\">\u003cstrong>San Jose Tofu Company\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n175 Jackson Street\u003cbr>\nSan Jose, 95112\u003cbr>\n(408) 292-7026\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"floatright"},"numeric":["floatright"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.japantownsanjose.org/shueidomanjushop.html\">\u003cstrong>Shuei-Do Manju Shop\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n217 Jackson Street\u003cbr>\nSan Jose, 95112\u003cbr>\n(408) 294-4148\u003c/p>\n\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}}],"link":"/bayareabites/83526/handmade-tofu-and-mochi-keep-traditions-alive-in-san-joses-japantown","authors":["5283"],"categories":["bayareabites_2998","bayareabites_109","bayareabites_752","bayareabites_1653","bayareabites_1875","bayareabites_1873"],"tags":["bayareabites_13462","bayareabites_10046","bayareabites_10565","bayareabites_10052","bayareabites_14752","bayareabites_13463","bayareabites_13464"],"featImg":"bayareabites_83553","label":"bayareabites"},"bayareabites_45322":{"type":"posts","id":"bayareabites_45322","meta":{"index":"posts_1591205157","site":"bayareabites","id":"45322","score":null,"sort":[1341068454000]},"guestAuthors":[],"slug":"japanese-mochi-both-new-and-old","title":"Japanese Mochi Both Modern and Traditional","publishDate":1341068454,"format":"aside","headTitle":"Bay Area Bites | KQED Food","labelTerm":{"site":"bayareabites"},"content":"\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2012/06/Shuei-Do-Manju-Shop-Azuki-Lima-Bean560.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-45331\" title=\"Azuki and Lima Bean Filled Mochi From Shuei-Do Manju Shop, San Jose\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2012/06/Shuei-Do-Manju-Shop-Azuki-Lima-Bean560.jpg\" alt=\"Azuki and Lima Bean Filled Mochi From Shuei-Do Manju Shop, San Jose\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\">\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>Azuki & Lima Bean Filled Mochi From Shuei-Do Manju Shop, San Jose\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you've ever had \u003ca href=\"http://simplymochi.com/\">mochi\u003c/a> (or manju), you'll know that you can't eat just one. Its contrast of light yet densely chewy texture and mild sweetness is filled with everything from the traditional red azuki or white lima bean paste, to green tea ice cream.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Japanese mochi is a small ping pong ball-sized dessert made from glutinous rice paste, molded into a round ball or cut into squares, and filled with, most traditionally, red or white bean paste. The exterior is dusted with a bit of rice flour to prevent sticking.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2012/06/Shuei-Do-Manju-Shop-Goodies560.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-45332\" title=\"Shuei-Do Manju Shop Goodies\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2012/06/Shuei-Do-Manju-Shop-Goodies560.jpg\" alt=\"Shuei-Do Manju Shop Goodies\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\">\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>Shuei-Do Manju Shop Goodies\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>One of the only Bay Area Japanese confectionery shops left in the Bay Area, \u003ca href=\"http://www.japantownsanjose.org/shueidomanjushop.html\">Shuei-Do Manju Shop\u003c/a> in San Jose's Japantown has been making these treats the old-fashioned way by hand for over 60 years. You can find many traditional versions, along with some fun flavors like raspberry, coconut, and peanut butter (they're not available everyday, so call to find out what the flavors of the day are). The care and artistry of each piece comes through in every bite. The mochi exterior is soft, chewy, and dense, while the interior red bean filling is thick and sweet.\u003cbr>\nShuei-Do Manju Shop is a San Jose treasure and has earned a devoted cult following. It's an even more popular destination in the summer because of their other specialty: Hawaiian shaved ice.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2012/06/MochiCream-Wideshot560.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-45333\" title=\"Mochicream Display Case of Various Mochi Flavors\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2012/06/MochiCream-Wideshot560.jpg\" alt=\"Mochicream Display Case of Various Mochi Flavors\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\">\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>Mochicream Display Case of Various Mochi Flavors\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On the other end of the mochi scale is \u003ca href=\"http://www.mochicream.com/\">Mochicream\u003c/a>. This popular Japanese chain calls itself a \"Japanese Sweets Deli.\" They're doing for mochi what Pinkberry did for frozen yogurt, or Sprinkles for cupcakes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Their only Northern California outpost is located inside the Japanese mini-mall, Mitsuwa Marketplace in San Jose. Daring mochi flavors like Caramel Macchiato, Cranberry, Blueberry Yogurt and Orange Cheese fill their immaculately arranged refrigerated glass cases.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I was surprised to learn that their sweets are made in Japan and then shipped fresh to the States, weekly. It’s not exactly homemade like Grandma would make.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2012/06/MochiCream-Cranberry-Honey560.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-45334\" title=\"Mochicream Cranberry Cream Mochi With Layer of White Bean Filling\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2012/06/MochiCream-Cranberry-Honey560.jpg\" alt=\"Mochicream Cranberry Cream Mochi With Layer of White Bean Filling\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\">\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>Mochicream Cranberry Cream Mochi With Layer of White Bean Filling\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And mochi, when filled with cream, can easily get soggy because of all the moisture. They've combated this problem by surrounding the cream fillings with white bean paste, creating almost a layer of insulation inside each mochi ball. This way, they're able to freeze these confections and ship them all the way out here without extensive damage to its flavor or texture. And they instruct you to let them \"defrost\" for about 15 minutes before diving in.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2012/06/MochiCream-Apple-Pie560.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-45335\" title=\"Mochicream Apple Pie Filled Mochi\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2012/06/MochiCream-Apple-Pie560.jpg\" alt=\"Mochicream Apple Pie Filled Mochi\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\">\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>Mochicream Apple Pie Filled Mochi\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The mochi is soft, light and airy, but a bit of sogginess does indeed plague this international treat. But if you’re into mochi or are looking for something sweet that is a bit out of the ordinary, it’s definitely worth a try. The Apple Pie was my far and away favorite, with bits of apple pie filling and little pie crust crumbles to give it some real depth of flavor and surprising texture. My second favorite was the Darjeeling for its nice subtle yet distinct tea flavor that fortunately, wasn’t too sweet.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Whether you've tried mochi before or not, both these places offer up some great examples of this classic sweet Japanese treat.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.japantownsanjose.org/shueidomanjushop.html\">Shuei-Do Manju Shop\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Address:\u003c/strong> 217 E. Jackson Street, San Jose\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Phone:\u003c/strong> (408) 294-4148\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Facebook:\u003c/strong> \u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/pages/Shuei-Do-Manju-Shop/158907897678\">Shuei-Do Manju Shop\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Prices:\u003c/strong> Between $1 to $3\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.mochicream.com/\">Mochicream\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n(Located inside Mitsuwa Marketplace)\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Address:\u003c/strong> 675 Saratoga Ave., San Jose\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Phone:\u003c/strong> (408) 725-9263\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Prices:\u003c/strong> Between $1 to $3\u003c/p>\n\n","blocks":[],"excerpt":"Elaine Wu shares two places in San Jose where you can get Japanese mochi -- one makes these treats the old-fashioned way by hand, the other takes a modern approach and the mochi is made in Japan and shipped fresh to the States, weekly. 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","ogTitle":"","ogDescription":"","ogImgId":"","twTitle":"","twDescription":"","twImgId":"","schema":{"@context":"http://schema.org","@type":"Article","headline":"Japanese Mochi Both Modern and Traditional","datePublished":"2012-06-30T15:00:54.000Z","dateModified":"2021-08-09T19:50:40.000Z","image":"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/KQED-OG-Image@1x.png"}},"disqusIdentifier":"45322 http://blogs.kqed.org/bayareabites/?p=45322","disqusUrl":"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/2012/06/30/japanese-mochi-both-new-and-old/","disqusTitle":"Japanese Mochi Both Modern and Traditional","path":"/bayareabites/45322/japanese-mochi-both-new-and-old","audioTrackLength":null,"parsedContent":[{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2012/06/Shuei-Do-Manju-Shop-Azuki-Lima-Bean560.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-45331\" title=\"Azuki and Lima Bean Filled Mochi From Shuei-Do Manju Shop, San Jose\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2012/06/Shuei-Do-Manju-Shop-Azuki-Lima-Bean560.jpg\" alt=\"Azuki and Lima Bean Filled Mochi From Shuei-Do Manju Shop, San Jose\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\">\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>Azuki & Lima Bean Filled Mochi From Shuei-Do Manju Shop, San Jose\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you've ever had \u003ca href=\"http://simplymochi.com/\">mochi\u003c/a> (or manju), you'll know that you can't eat just one. Its contrast of light yet densely chewy texture and mild sweetness is filled with everything from the traditional red azuki or white lima bean paste, to green tea ice cream.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Japanese mochi is a small ping pong ball-sized dessert made from glutinous rice paste, molded into a round ball or cut into squares, and filled with, most traditionally, red or white bean paste. The exterior is dusted with a bit of rice flour to prevent sticking.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2012/06/Shuei-Do-Manju-Shop-Goodies560.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-45332\" title=\"Shuei-Do Manju Shop Goodies\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2012/06/Shuei-Do-Manju-Shop-Goodies560.jpg\" alt=\"Shuei-Do Manju Shop Goodies\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\">\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>Shuei-Do Manju Shop Goodies\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>One of the only Bay Area Japanese confectionery shops left in the Bay Area, \u003ca href=\"http://www.japantownsanjose.org/shueidomanjushop.html\">Shuei-Do Manju Shop\u003c/a> in San Jose's Japantown has been making these treats the old-fashioned way by hand for over 60 years. You can find many traditional versions, along with some fun flavors like raspberry, coconut, and peanut butter (they're not available everyday, so call to find out what the flavors of the day are). The care and artistry of each piece comes through in every bite. The mochi exterior is soft, chewy, and dense, while the interior red bean filling is thick and sweet.\u003cbr>\nShuei-Do Manju Shop is a San Jose treasure and has earned a devoted cult following. It's an even more popular destination in the summer because of their other specialty: Hawaiian shaved ice.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"fullwidth"},"numeric":["fullwidth"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2012/06/MochiCream-Wideshot560.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-45333\" title=\"Mochicream Display Case of Various Mochi Flavors\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2012/06/MochiCream-Wideshot560.jpg\" alt=\"Mochicream Display Case of Various Mochi Flavors\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\">\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>Mochicream Display Case of Various Mochi Flavors\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On the other end of the mochi scale is \u003ca href=\"http://www.mochicream.com/\">Mochicream\u003c/a>. This popular Japanese chain calls itself a \"Japanese Sweets Deli.\" They're doing for mochi what Pinkberry did for frozen yogurt, or Sprinkles for cupcakes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Their only Northern California outpost is located inside the Japanese mini-mall, Mitsuwa Marketplace in San Jose. Daring mochi flavors like Caramel Macchiato, Cranberry, Blueberry Yogurt and Orange Cheese fill their immaculately arranged refrigerated glass cases.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I was surprised to learn that their sweets are made in Japan and then shipped fresh to the States, weekly. It’s not exactly homemade like Grandma would make.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2012/06/MochiCream-Cranberry-Honey560.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-45334\" title=\"Mochicream Cranberry Cream Mochi With Layer of White Bean Filling\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2012/06/MochiCream-Cranberry-Honey560.jpg\" alt=\"Mochicream Cranberry Cream Mochi With Layer of White Bean Filling\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\">\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>Mochicream Cranberry Cream Mochi With Layer of White Bean Filling\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And mochi, when filled with cream, can easily get soggy because of all the moisture. They've combated this problem by surrounding the cream fillings with white bean paste, creating almost a layer of insulation inside each mochi ball. This way, they're able to freeze these confections and ship them all the way out here without extensive damage to its flavor or texture. And they instruct you to let them \"defrost\" for about 15 minutes before diving in.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2012/06/MochiCream-Apple-Pie560.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-45335\" title=\"Mochicream Apple Pie Filled Mochi\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2012/06/MochiCream-Apple-Pie560.jpg\" alt=\"Mochicream Apple Pie Filled Mochi\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\">\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>Mochicream Apple Pie Filled Mochi\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The mochi is soft, light and airy, but a bit of sogginess does indeed plague this international treat. But if you’re into mochi or are looking for something sweet that is a bit out of the ordinary, it’s definitely worth a try. The Apple Pie was my far and away favorite, with bits of apple pie filling and little pie crust crumbles to give it some real depth of flavor and surprising texture. My second favorite was the Darjeeling for its nice subtle yet distinct tea flavor that fortunately, wasn’t too sweet.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Whether you've tried mochi before or not, both these places offer up some great examples of this classic sweet Japanese treat.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.japantownsanjose.org/shueidomanjushop.html\">Shuei-Do Manju Shop\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Address:\u003c/strong> 217 E. Jackson Street, San Jose\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Phone:\u003c/strong> (408) 294-4148\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Facebook:\u003c/strong> \u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/pages/Shuei-Do-Manju-Shop/158907897678\">Shuei-Do Manju Shop\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Prices:\u003c/strong> Between $1 to $3\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.mochicream.com/\">Mochicream\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n(Located inside Mitsuwa Marketplace)\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Address:\u003c/strong> 675 Saratoga Ave., San Jose\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Phone:\u003c/strong> (408) 725-9263\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Prices:\u003c/strong> Between $1 to $3\u003c/p>\n\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}}],"link":"/bayareabites/45322/japanese-mochi-both-new-and-old","authors":["5127"],"categories":["bayareabites_2998","bayareabites_109","bayareabites_1653","bayareabites_1875"],"tags":["bayareabites_335","bayareabites_10046","bayareabites_10565","bayareabites_10052","bayareabites_14752","bayareabites_13464"],"featImg":"bayareabites_45333","label":"bayareabites"},"bayareabites_37353":{"type":"posts","id":"bayareabites_37353","meta":{"index":"posts_1591205157","site":"bayareabites","id":"37353","score":null,"sort":[1326395472000]},"guestAuthors":[],"slug":"tasting-tour-uncovers-japantown%e2%80%99s-tempting-secrets","title":"Tasting Tour Uncovers Japantown’s Tempting Secrets","publishDate":1326395472,"format":"aside","headTitle":"Bay Area Bites | KQED Food","labelTerm":{"site":"bayareabites"},"content":"\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2012/01/lisa1.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2012/01/lisa1.jpg\" alt=\"Lisa Rogovin - Edible Excursions - Epicurean Concierge\" title=\"Lisa Rogovin - Edible Excursions - Epicurean Concierge\" width=\"300\" height=\"418\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-37530\">\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I love treasure hunts, especially if cultural adventure and sampling delectable goodies are involved, so I was eager to join Edible Excursions’ new \u003ca href=\"http://www.edibleexcursions.net/japantown_tour.htm\">Japantown tour\u003c/a>. Although I consider myself pretty savvy when it comes to Japanese cuisine, epicurean concierge, Lisa Rogovin introduced me to a novel set of sweet and savory yummies hiding in plain sight. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The former ad exec for Gourmet Magazine, whose company provides tasting tours of the Mission, Ferry Building and Berkeley’s Gourmet Ghetto, was recently asked by Japantown’s Merchant Association to add a tour of the 4-block area centered on Post and Buchanan. After having done her cultural homework, Lisa ushered a half dozen of us through the warrens of a pair of concrete mall structures that anchor Japantown, as well as some surrounding streets in order to educate and tantalize our taste buds.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Surprisingly, our outing began with a non-Japanese beverage, a warm sweet potato latte at \u003ca href=\"http://blogs.sfweekly.com/foodie/2011/07/sweet_potato_lattes_sooth_japa.php\">Yakiniq Café\u003c/a>, where owner Christy Hwang serves the traditional Korean comfort drink, made with sweet potato, syrup and foamed milk. Lisa informed us that besides Japanese shops and restaurants, Japantown encompasses a few Korean dining spots and even a \u003ca href=\"http://www.andersenbakery.com/\">Danish Bakery\u003c/a>. \u003cbr clear=\"all\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As we sipped our hot drinks in the funky, art-lined café, Lisa issued a gentle warning, “This will be three and a half hours of eating; so pace yourselves.” That caveat was promptly forgotten as soon as we drained our cups of foamy liquid.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2012/01/sweet-potato-latte1.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2012/01/sweet-potato-latte1.jpg\" alt=\"sweet potato latte\" title=\"sweet potato latte\" width=\"560\" height=\"329\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-37563\">\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On our walk to our next stop, Lisa gave us a short rundown on the history of Japantown, which began to take shape just after the 1906 earthquake when Japanese San Franciscans needed a place to gather for community support. At its height, it stretched for 36 blocks until WWII internment orders emptied the thriving neighborhood, uprooting its residents and merchants. After the war, many came back to rebuild their lives. In 1968, an urban renewal project bulldozed old Victorians and erected the imposing concrete buildings still at its center, whose fortress-like exterior may seem daunting to uninitiated visitors.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>One artifact from the original Japantown that is very much alive is \u003ca href=\"http://www.benkyodocompany.com/\">Benkyodo\u003c/a>, an unassuming little diner and bakery, that makes traditional fresh mochi confections.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2012/01/mochi.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2012/01/mochi.jpg\" alt=\"benkyodo mochi\" title=\"benkyodo mochi\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-37356\">\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This family business opened in 1906, and is now run by brothers Ricky and Robert Okamura, grandsons of the original owner. Entering their long narrow café, we discovered a split personality: the right side features a low orange Formica counter, matching leatherette bar stools and a Coca Cola menu board with changeable red and black plastic letters that dates from the 50s. Fare and prices also seem to be frozen in time (hot dog $3.15, hamburger $3.10)—just the thing to attract a cadre of regulars. The left side is dominated by the bakery case, which on this late December Friday attracted a crowd of shoppers, standing in line to buy special handmade mochi and manju pastries for the New Year. We sampled chubby, chewy rice flour orbs filled with sweet red beans or blueberries.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Sadly, our next stop was a piece of Japantown history that was just about to close after 105 years in business, \u003ca href=\"http://www.sfexaminer.com/local/2011/12/sf-japantown-losing-105-year-old-landmark-sakai-market\">Uoki K. Sakai market\u003c/a>. There we tasted an earthy hijiki seaweed salad and crunchy burdock and carrot salad from their deli while Lisa clued us in on preparing sushi rice using rice vinegar powder sold at the store. There are two other markets still left in Japantown.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2012/01/hijiki-collage.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2012/01/hijiki-collage.jpg\" alt=\"hijiki and burdock salads\" title=\"hijiki and burdock salads\" width=\"560\" height=\"283\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-37357\">\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>From the oldest businesses, we transitioned to visit the latest addition to Japantown, the \u003ca href=\"http://www.newpeopleworld.com/\">New People\u003c/a> complex, a narrow, stylish white edifice which houses the SF Film Society, a café and retail stores such as \u003ca href=\"http://www.sousousf.blogspot.com/\">Sou-Sou\u003c/a> for tabi (divided shoes and socks) with bold fabric designs and \u003ca href=\"http://baby-aatp.blogspot.com/\">Baby the Stars Shine Bright\u003c/a> for Lolita frilly pink dresses. \u003cbr clear=\"all\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2012/01/onigiri1.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2012/01/onigiri1.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"onigiri\" width=\"300\" height=\"483\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-37531\">\u003c/a>We stopped downstairs at \u003ca href=\"http://www.onigilly.com/\">Onigilly\u003c/a> for an updated version of the ubiquitous Japanese finger food, \u003cem>onigiri\u003c/em>, balls or triangles of white rice wrapped in seaweed, which may be stuffed with pickled plum or cooked salmon. In Japan, these portable meals are sold in train stations, convenience stores and are as much a part of bento lunchboxes as our PB&J sandwiches.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Onigilly (a play the American pronunciation of onigiri) is the creation of Koji Kanematsu, the first male to go through \u003ca href=\"http://www.lacocinasf.org\">La Cocina’s\u003c/a> food business incubator program. He updated the traditional snacks using brown rice and fillings such as eggplant, hijiki and spicy scallop, as well as the traditional pickled plum. Onigilly also operates a food cart in Justin Herman Plaza and other locations around town.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>After this substantial snack and a quick tour of the trendy shops in New People, we headed across the street to the Japan Center. As we entered the busy mall, Lisa, an engaging and knowledgeable guide who was inspired by her own cultural curiosity, told us, “You’ll notice we won’t be having any sushi, tempura or teriyaki today. I want to introduce you to new things and demystify some Japanese dishes that might be unfamiliar to you.” \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Our eating adventure continued at \u003ca href=\"http://www.mifune.com/\">Mifune Don\u003c/a>, where we sat down for another mainstay of real Japanese cooking that is not commonly known to foreigners. \u003ca href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Okonomiyaki\">Okonomiyaki\u003c/a> is called a “savory pancake” but the name literally means “what you like” and is a tasty way to use leftovers. These large grilled discs usually contain some combination of eggs, shredded yam, cabbage, meat, or seafood, topped with a special brown sauce and squiggles of Japanese mayonnaise. They are sprinkled with bonita shavings, whose eerie 3-D undulations seemed to be waving at me, inviting me to partake in this hearty, vegetable griddlecake. My first \u003cem>okonomiyaki\u003c/em> was a satisfying discovery and definitely will not be my last. \u003cbr clear=\"all\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2012/01/pancake.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2012/01/pancake.jpg\" alt=\"japanese pancake\" title=\"japanese pancake\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-37361\">\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Then our group of locals and out of state visitors shifted into an intense assault on sweetness, starting with a neon-hued, mini Geisha float—green tea ice cream topped with red beans, green tea syrup and red mochi cubes at Carol Murata’s \u003ca href=\"http://www.yelp.com/biz/muratas-cafe-hana-san-francisco\">Café Hana\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2012/01/geisha-float1.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2012/01/geisha-float1.jpg\" alt=\"geisha float\" title=\"geisha float\" width=\"560\" height=\"378\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-37569\">\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For our second dessert, we strolled over to \u003ca href=\"http://www.yelp.com/biz/mays-coffee-shop-san-francisco\">May’s Coffee Shop\u003c/a>, run by Carol’s mother May Murata since 1973, to sample \u003cem>taiyaki\u003c/em>, a fish-shaped sweet with a long history. In Japanese culture, the sea bream is considered a symbol of good luck and these distinctively shaped pastries are made by pouring waffle-like batter into metal molded trays and topping with red beans, chocolate or other fillings. The two halves of the fish are then folded together and cooked until golden brown. They originated in Tokyo in 1909.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2012/01/Taiyaki-collage.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2012/01/Taiyaki-collage.jpg\" alt=\"taiyaki fish pastry\" title=\"taiyaki fish pastry\" width=\"560\" height=\"404\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-37364\">\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Full of lucky fish pastries, we ducked into \u003ca href=\"http://www.yelp.com/biz/nippon-ya-san-francisco\">Nippon-Ya\u003c/a>, a stylish shop specializing in \u003cem>omiyage\u003c/em>, the artfully wrapped regional specialties that Japanese visitors commonly bring back from their travels for friends and co-workers. Beautifully boxed mochi in fruit flavors, plus cookies, tea and other souvenirs from all over Japan are their most popular selections. We were offered tastes of creamy chocolate mochi.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2012/01/shop-collage.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2012/01/shop-collage.jpg\" alt=\"Nippon Ya\" title=\"Nippon Ya\" width=\"560\" height=\"224\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-37365\">\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On our way out of the building Lisa pointed out shops that carry stickers, stationery and fashion and then impossibly announced that it was time for lunch. A 3-course lunch at that, with \u003cem>wakame\u003c/em>, a slippery green seaweed salad, a pair of mini gyozas and a big bowl of steaming \u003cem>nabeyaki\u003c/em> noodle soup with vegetables, fish cake, chicken, shrimp tempura and udon or soba noodles. The key ingredient of the soup is the \u003cem>dashi\u003c/em> flavored broth and \u003ca href=\"http://www.mifune.com/\">Mifune\u003c/a> Bistro’s dashi had a strong, clear taste.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2012/01/soup1.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2012/01/soup1.jpg\" alt=\"nabeyaki soup\" title=\"nabeyaki soup\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-37579\">\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As I waddled out after lunch, much wiser and definitely much fuller than before I started the tour, I made mental note of the dozen new tastes I’d sampled, and wondered if this is how sumo wrestlers begin to build their girth.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.edibleexcursions.net/japantown_tour.htm\">Edible Excursions' Japantown tour\u003c/a> is offered every Friday and the second Saturday of the month, from 11-2:30, for $85. Itinerary may vary. \u003c/p>\n\n","blocks":[],"excerpt":" A tasting tour of SF Japantown with Edible Excursions offers a dozen sweet and savory samples of not the usual sushi and tempura. Learn about and nibble mochi, okonomiyaki pancake, taiyaki fish shaped pastries, seaweed salads, onigiri rice balls and sweet potato lattes.","status":"publish","parent":0,"modified":1326429058,"stats":{"hasAudio":false,"hasVideo":false,"hasChartOrMap":false,"iframeSrcs":[],"hasGoogleForm":false,"hasGallery":false,"hasHearkenModule":false,"hasPolis":false,"paragraphCount":30,"wordCount":1336},"headData":{"title":"Tasting Tour Uncovers Japantown’s Tempting Secrets | KQED","description":" A tasting tour of SF Japantown with Edible Excursions offers a dozen sweet and savory samples of not the usual sushi and tempura. 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Although I consider myself pretty savvy when it comes to Japanese cuisine, epicurean concierge, Lisa Rogovin introduced me to a novel set of sweet and savory yummies hiding in plain sight. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The former ad exec for Gourmet Magazine, whose company provides tasting tours of the Mission, Ferry Building and Berkeley’s Gourmet Ghetto, was recently asked by Japantown’s Merchant Association to add a tour of the 4-block area centered on Post and Buchanan. After having done her cultural homework, Lisa ushered a half dozen of us through the warrens of a pair of concrete mall structures that anchor Japantown, as well as some surrounding streets in order to educate and tantalize our taste buds.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Surprisingly, our outing began with a non-Japanese beverage, a warm sweet potato latte at \u003ca href=\"http://blogs.sfweekly.com/foodie/2011/07/sweet_potato_lattes_sooth_japa.php\">Yakiniq Café\u003c/a>, where owner Christy Hwang serves the traditional Korean comfort drink, made with sweet potato, syrup and foamed milk. Lisa informed us that besides Japanese shops and restaurants, Japantown encompasses a few Korean dining spots and even a \u003ca href=\"http://www.andersenbakery.com/\">Danish Bakery\u003c/a>. \u003cbr clear=\"all\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As we sipped our hot drinks in the funky, art-lined café, Lisa issued a gentle warning, “This will be three and a half hours of eating; so pace yourselves.” That caveat was promptly forgotten as soon as we drained our cups of foamy liquid.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"fullwidth"},"numeric":["fullwidth"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2012/01/sweet-potato-latte1.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2012/01/sweet-potato-latte1.jpg\" alt=\"sweet potato latte\" title=\"sweet potato latte\" width=\"560\" height=\"329\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-37563\">\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On our walk to our next stop, Lisa gave us a short rundown on the history of Japantown, which began to take shape just after the 1906 earthquake when Japanese San Franciscans needed a place to gather for community support. At its height, it stretched for 36 blocks until WWII internment orders emptied the thriving neighborhood, uprooting its residents and merchants. After the war, many came back to rebuild their lives. In 1968, an urban renewal project bulldozed old Victorians and erected the imposing concrete buildings still at its center, whose fortress-like exterior may seem daunting to uninitiated visitors.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>One artifact from the original Japantown that is very much alive is \u003ca href=\"http://www.benkyodocompany.com/\">Benkyodo\u003c/a>, an unassuming little diner and bakery, that makes traditional fresh mochi confections.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2012/01/mochi.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2012/01/mochi.jpg\" alt=\"benkyodo mochi\" title=\"benkyodo mochi\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-37356\">\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This family business opened in 1906, and is now run by brothers Ricky and Robert Okamura, grandsons of the original owner. Entering their long narrow café, we discovered a split personality: the right side features a low orange Formica counter, matching leatherette bar stools and a Coca Cola menu board with changeable red and black plastic letters that dates from the 50s. Fare and prices also seem to be frozen in time (hot dog $3.15, hamburger $3.10)—just the thing to attract a cadre of regulars. The left side is dominated by the bakery case, which on this late December Friday attracted a crowd of shoppers, standing in line to buy special handmade mochi and manju pastries for the New Year. We sampled chubby, chewy rice flour orbs filled with sweet red beans or blueberries.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Sadly, our next stop was a piece of Japantown history that was just about to close after 105 years in business, \u003ca href=\"http://www.sfexaminer.com/local/2011/12/sf-japantown-losing-105-year-old-landmark-sakai-market\">Uoki K. Sakai market\u003c/a>. There we tasted an earthy hijiki seaweed salad and crunchy burdock and carrot salad from their deli while Lisa clued us in on preparing sushi rice using rice vinegar powder sold at the store. There are two other markets still left in Japantown.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2012/01/hijiki-collage.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2012/01/hijiki-collage.jpg\" alt=\"hijiki and burdock salads\" title=\"hijiki and burdock salads\" width=\"560\" height=\"283\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-37357\">\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>From the oldest businesses, we transitioned to visit the latest addition to Japantown, the \u003ca href=\"http://www.newpeopleworld.com/\">New People\u003c/a> complex, a narrow, stylish white edifice which houses the SF Film Society, a café and retail stores such as \u003ca href=\"http://www.sousousf.blogspot.com/\">Sou-Sou\u003c/a> for tabi (divided shoes and socks) with bold fabric designs and \u003ca href=\"http://baby-aatp.blogspot.com/\">Baby the Stars Shine Bright\u003c/a> for Lolita frilly pink dresses. \u003cbr clear=\"all\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2012/01/onigiri1.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2012/01/onigiri1.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"onigiri\" width=\"300\" height=\"483\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-37531\">\u003c/a>We stopped downstairs at \u003ca href=\"http://www.onigilly.com/\">Onigilly\u003c/a> for an updated version of the ubiquitous Japanese finger food, \u003cem>onigiri\u003c/em>, balls or triangles of white rice wrapped in seaweed, which may be stuffed with pickled plum or cooked salmon. In Japan, these portable meals are sold in train stations, convenience stores and are as much a part of bento lunchboxes as our PB&J sandwiches.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Onigilly (a play the American pronunciation of onigiri) is the creation of Koji Kanematsu, the first male to go through \u003ca href=\"http://www.lacocinasf.org\">La Cocina’s\u003c/a> food business incubator program. He updated the traditional snacks using brown rice and fillings such as eggplant, hijiki and spicy scallop, as well as the traditional pickled plum. Onigilly also operates a food cart in Justin Herman Plaza and other locations around town.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>After this substantial snack and a quick tour of the trendy shops in New People, we headed across the street to the Japan Center. As we entered the busy mall, Lisa, an engaging and knowledgeable guide who was inspired by her own cultural curiosity, told us, “You’ll notice we won’t be having any sushi, tempura or teriyaki today. I want to introduce you to new things and demystify some Japanese dishes that might be unfamiliar to you.” \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Our eating adventure continued at \u003ca href=\"http://www.mifune.com/\">Mifune Don\u003c/a>, where we sat down for another mainstay of real Japanese cooking that is not commonly known to foreigners. \u003ca href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Okonomiyaki\">Okonomiyaki\u003c/a> is called a “savory pancake” but the name literally means “what you like” and is a tasty way to use leftovers. These large grilled discs usually contain some combination of eggs, shredded yam, cabbage, meat, or seafood, topped with a special brown sauce and squiggles of Japanese mayonnaise. They are sprinkled with bonita shavings, whose eerie 3-D undulations seemed to be waving at me, inviting me to partake in this hearty, vegetable griddlecake. My first \u003cem>okonomiyaki\u003c/em> was a satisfying discovery and definitely will not be my last. \u003cbr clear=\"all\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2012/01/pancake.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2012/01/pancake.jpg\" alt=\"japanese pancake\" title=\"japanese pancake\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-37361\">\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Then our group of locals and out of state visitors shifted into an intense assault on sweetness, starting with a neon-hued, mini Geisha float—green tea ice cream topped with red beans, green tea syrup and red mochi cubes at Carol Murata’s \u003ca href=\"http://www.yelp.com/biz/muratas-cafe-hana-san-francisco\">Café Hana\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2012/01/geisha-float1.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2012/01/geisha-float1.jpg\" alt=\"geisha float\" title=\"geisha float\" width=\"560\" height=\"378\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-37569\">\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For our second dessert, we strolled over to \u003ca href=\"http://www.yelp.com/biz/mays-coffee-shop-san-francisco\">May’s Coffee Shop\u003c/a>, run by Carol’s mother May Murata since 1973, to sample \u003cem>taiyaki\u003c/em>, a fish-shaped sweet with a long history. In Japanese culture, the sea bream is considered a symbol of good luck and these distinctively shaped pastries are made by pouring waffle-like batter into metal molded trays and topping with red beans, chocolate or other fillings. The two halves of the fish are then folded together and cooked until golden brown. They originated in Tokyo in 1909.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2012/01/Taiyaki-collage.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2012/01/Taiyaki-collage.jpg\" alt=\"taiyaki fish pastry\" title=\"taiyaki fish pastry\" width=\"560\" height=\"404\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-37364\">\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Full of lucky fish pastries, we ducked into \u003ca href=\"http://www.yelp.com/biz/nippon-ya-san-francisco\">Nippon-Ya\u003c/a>, a stylish shop specializing in \u003cem>omiyage\u003c/em>, the artfully wrapped regional specialties that Japanese visitors commonly bring back from their travels for friends and co-workers. Beautifully boxed mochi in fruit flavors, plus cookies, tea and other souvenirs from all over Japan are their most popular selections. 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