Comments on: Friday Cocktail: Arare Cream

By: Dominik MJ

Dominik MJ — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 22:25:15 +0000

Ups I am late. I just stumbled into your site – I have to say, that your drink is fascinating…

I just would substitute the cream with concentrated rice milk or Amazake [or a mixture of both] – this would even increase the “ricy” flavors and would make it stylistically complete [may be not - Amazaki could cover the toasted mochi flavors - or are they robust enough?]…

And maybe an Amawori instead of Shochu? This would even further push the rice-rice-rice concept and secondly had a little cleaner taste…

By: kim

kim — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 11:39:06 +0000

what a cool idea! i love the way it looks in the photograph.

By: marc

marc — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 19:31:10 +0000

MMm that sounds great. I love toasting mochi with some teriyaki glaze on it. Then I finish it off with a piece of butter.

By: helen

helen — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 18:41:04 +0000

Interesting! And I do love mochi…

Had a teriyaki chicken and mochi pizza at a new place in Vancouver called Strawberry Cones the other day. Sounds weird, I know, but it was actually very tasty. Wouldn’t mind another slice right now…

By: veggiebelly

veggiebelly — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 04:45:20 +0000

I love your picture and the glass! What a unique recipe!

By: Joie de vivre

Joie de vivre — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 19:56:28 +0000

I have never heard of anything like this before. I love finding something new!

By: james key lim

james key lim — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 19:13:17 +0000

this sound delicious. i’ll definitely try with our haamonii shochu. thank you for sharing this. i’m going to post on our site it on our site as well to share with our friends. http://www.haamoniismooth.com

By: pigpigscorner

pigpigscorner — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 15:00:34 +0000

I didn’t know it’s made from toasting mochi. The cocktail sounds really interesting!

By: Colloquial Cook

Colloquial Cook — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 14:37:33 +0000

Miam! I’m wondering if those little puffed mochi bits are also those that you find in genmaicha?

By: mikky

mikky — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 03:40:05 +0000

this is something new to me… thanks for sharing…

By: marc

marc — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 01:47:00 +0000

Try searching for it online. Here's a place I found but having never purchased anything there I don't endorse them.

By: marc

marc — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 01:39:21 +0000

It’s funny that you should mention that, I was eating a piece of the Korean candy you’re referring to when I came up with this drink:-)

By: Daily Spud

Daily Spud — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 00:34:06 +0000

I think I’d be going with the Irish whiskey version of this (now, if I can just lay my hands on some mochi, I’d be all set!)

By: Heather

Heather — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 21:15:12 +0000

Ooh, another use for shochu. Our neighborhood liquor store special-orders Shiranami for us, and it’s good. I usually end up just making lemon or lime chuhai, but this is a good wintertime bev.

It also reminds me of that Korean toasted rice-flavored candy that I had once. I got some “nuroonggi taste” candy that comes close, but tastes more like Corn Pops than rice. :\