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[[Image:Agemochi.jpg|thumb|right|250px|[[Shichimi]] flavoured ''agemochi'']]
[[Image:Agemochi.jpg|thumb|right|250px|[[Shichimi]] flavoured ''agemochi'']]
'''Agemochi''' (揚げ餅) is a popular [[Japanese food|Japanese snack food]] made from fried [[mochi]], sticky rice. The dry mochi is broken into small pieces and deep fried. It then puffs up. It is usually eaten lightly salted, but there is also [[shichimi]] agemochi, agemochi covered with shichimi seasoning.
'''Agemochi''' (揚げ餅) is a popular [[Japanese food|Japanese snack food]] made from fried [[mochi]], sticky rice. The dry mochi is broken into small pieces, about 1cm cubed, and deep fried. The pieces then puff up. It is usually eaten lightly salted, but there are also various flavoured versions, such as [[shichimi]] agemochi, agemochi covered with shichimi seasoning. Agemochi can be purchased anywhere in Japan and is also a common home-made snack.

Agemochi can be purchased anywhere in Japan.



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Revision as of 13:23, 2 October 2005

Shichimi flavoured agemochi

Agemochi (揚げ餅) is a popular Japanese snack food made from fried mochi, sticky rice. The dry mochi is broken into small pieces, about 1cm cubed, and deep fried. The pieces then puff up. It is usually eaten lightly salted, but there are also various flavoured versions, such as shichimi agemochi, agemochi covered with shichimi seasoning. Agemochi can be purchased anywhere in Japan and is also a common home-made snack.