also: れんもち
lotus root-starch dumpling
A traditional Japanese sweet made from lotus root starch, often filled with red bean paste and shaped like a lotus root.
Hasumochi is a Japanese sweet made from lotus root starch.
I bought some hasumochi as a souvenir.
Standard kanji spelling; 蓮 (lotus) + 餅 (mochi).
Alternate reading using the on'yomi of 蓮; less common than はすもち.
Compound of 蓮 (hasu, 'lotus') + 餅 (mochi, 'rice cake'). The name reflects the use of lotus root starch as the main ingredient.