noun
kudzu starch cake; arrowroot cake
A traditional Japanese confection made from kudzu (arrowroot) starch, often served chilled with kinako and kuromitsu.
夏になると、冷たい葛餅が食べたくなる。
When summer comes, I crave chilled kudzu starch cake.
この店の葛餅は、きな粉と黒蜜がたっぷりかかっている。
The kudzu starch cake at this shop is generously topped with kinako and kuromitsu.
Warabimochi is made from bracken starch, while kuzumochi uses kudzu starch. Kuzumochi is often firmer and more translucent.
From 葛 (kudzu, arrowroot) and 餅 (mochi, rice cake), referring to a cake made from kudzu starch rather than glutinous rice.