flattened rice cakes
Thin, stretched sheets of mochi, often cut into rectangles and dried. A traditional New Year's food.
We grill and eat flattened rice cakes during the New Year.
Flattened rice cakes are thinner and larger than cut rice cakes.
Common kana-kanji mixed spelling; clear and widely used.
Kanji spelling using 伸ばす (to stretch), reflecting the preparation method.
Abbreviated kanji form; less common.
From 伸し (のし, noun form of 伸ばす 'to stretch') + 餅 (もち, 'rice cake'), referring to the process of stretching the mochi into a thin sheet.