Daifuku Mochi is rice cake with Anko, sweet red bean paste, inside. Daifuku Mochi is one of the most traditional but very popular Japanese sweets. It was first made almost 700 years ago, but not as a sweet dessert. Then, sugar was rare, but Daifuku became more like today’s when sugar was more readily available to people (even though it was still very precious) 200 years ago. Today, you can buy Daifuku Mochi everywhere in Japan, from Japanese sweet shops to convenience stores. People like us living outside Japan may not have such access to this delicious dessert, however, once again, we can make it at home! Homemade Daifuku is so soft and yummy, and surprisingly easy to make if you follow the steps. Once you taste it, you may not want store-bought ones any more anyway.
