Grainaissance Mochi
A lot of wheat-free foods are only good if you can’t have the real thing. Since I can’t eat wheat, but my husband can, I’m constantly looking for wheat-free foods that we can both enjoy. Mochi is my latest obsession.
Made from organic sweet brown rice, Grainaissance Mochi comes as a flat, hard square and has a plastic-like sheen to it. When you cut it in 1″-2″ sections and bake for 8-10 minutes, mochi puffs up into soft, pillow-y squares that are chewy inside. Mochi is a traditional Japanese food, and is said to promote stamina. It’s really strange, but super good.
We had the sesame garlic flavor with dinner, and tried the raisin cinnamon flavor dipped in honey and melted butter for a breakfast treat this weekend.
It’s definitely going to be a regular item on my grocery list now.
May 13th, 2008 at 4:55 pm
I’ve had these before - very good!
May 13th, 2008 at 11:21 pm
I’ll always remember my first taste of Mochi. In fact, it became a breakfast staple for many months. That was even before I became vegetarian! Great reminder of an excellent food!
May 13th, 2008 at 11:52 pm
Yum. I went through a Mochi phase, and haven’t had it for a while…. I wonder if you can make them…?
May 14th, 2008 at 1:09 am
It would be really cool to make Mochi. This looks very different, but here’s a recipe — http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Chi-Chi-Dango-Mochi/Detail.aspx
May 14th, 2008 at 4:12 pm
i’ve had mochi but usually it involves ice cream in the center of a doughy ball…we’ve had mango mochi, green tea mochi…oh the thought is making my mouth water.
these sound extra yummy and interesting though. where did you find them?
May 14th, 2008 at 6:18 pm
My local natural foods store carries them. I saw on the website that there’s even a brownie mochi. . . I need to track that one down.
May 15th, 2008 at 4:28 am
Yum!!! I am always looking for doughy, bread-like wheat free foods because I miss that texture! Thanks for this tip and I can’t wait to try these! I have also been on a huge pad thai kick… the noodles totally quench my craving for chinese food!
May 15th, 2008 at 12:26 pm
Oh, rice noodles are magic aren’t they? I don’t think I could handle being wheat-free without them.
May 15th, 2008 at 1:27 pm
These sound really good. I’ll have to keep my eyes open in the grocery store for them!