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It’s been a while since I made a visit to Hilda’s! I made up for it big by getting three packs of rice cake today!
Sapin-Sapin is a two-colored rice cake, usually yellow and purple, made from glutinous rice flour. Although its layers are of different colors, I think the coloring added is just for appearance and each layer does not hold a different flavor. The rice cake is usually topped off with grated coconut.
The sapin-sapin from Hilda’s was SO good! The pack was kind of small, consisting of only three pieces, but it was bursting with rice cake goodness! You know how good sashimi literally melts in your mouth? Hilda’s sapin-sapin is just like that! It was so soft and sticky, and had just the right amount of sweetness. They sprinkled toasted coconut shavings on top of the rice cakes, something which I don’t see very often.
Sapin-Sapin on the left and Bibingka on the right.
Bibingka is sticky rice topped with a layer sweet, syrupy sauce. I’ve never seen this rice cake before until I saw it at the counter at Hilda’s. I’m not sure, but I think their bibingka is coated with a layer of sweet toffee sauce. IT’S SO GOOD! The rice cake was soft and moist, and the sauce and rice couldn’t have been a more perfect pairing.
The Bibingka looks like meatloaf. xD
The bibingka and the sapin-sapin cost about $5.
I definitely give the bibingka and sapin-sapin from Hilda’s a…
5 on the Puteokchi Scale!
Mochi Ice Cream by Mikawaya
Posted on: June 2, 2010
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Boy, it’s been a while since I ate some rice cake!
I wanted to get things going again with a product that is found everywhere — mochi ice cream.
I remember over ten years ago when I first tried mochi, in the form of ice cream. Oh dear God, IT WAS LOVE AT FIRST BITE! I had never eaten something like it before and it was so, SO good. It made me love Japanese cuisine all the more, although I’m not sure how authentic mochi ice cream really is.
I’m sure everyone has tried this brand of mochi ice cream at least a few times in their lives. Mikawaya Mochi Ice Cream can be found everywhere nowadays — at Trader Joe’s, at Costco, local supermarkets and specialty stores. I brought this green tea flavored pack of 6 at my local TJ’s for around $4. Some generous restaurants I go to will even offer a complimentary piece of mochi ice cream as dessert after your meal (I don’t know if it’s this same packaged mochi though).
Mochi Ice Cream
I haven’t had mochi ice cream in a long time. I guess I grew tired of it after a while, you know? I always pass by the mochi while I’m grocery shopping, always ignoring my temptations, but what the heck, I have a rice cake blog to maintain!
When I first opened the box, I thought “Ew!” The mochi seemed hard and icy. I let it stand in room temperature for a few minutes and it made a big difference. I bit into a piece of mochi and it was good! The outer layer of soft rice cake is thin, but soft and chewy. There’s a lot of ice cream inside, it just oozes out! The green tea flavor was good — it tasted very authentic. I ended eating three pieces!
They look like muffins.
So refreshing on a warm day!
For the price and the quality, this mochi is a great buy. One worry I have is that there are a few preservatives under the listed ingredients. They wouldn’t be able to maintain the mochi’s integrity without preservatives, but those who like to eat organic foods should be aware of this.
Hhhmm, I think I would rate this mochi a…
4 on the Puteokchi Scale!
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