roasted mochi pieces
Small, bite-sized pieces of mochi that are roasted or deep-fried, often seasoned with soy sauce or sugar. A traditional Japanese snack, similar to but smaller than okaki.
The arare mochi my grandmother made had a savory soy sauce flavor.
I had some sweet arare mochi for a snack.
Standard kanji-kana mixed spelling.
Rare full-kanji spelling using 霰 (hail), reflecting the small hail-like shape.
From あられ (hail) + 餅 (mochi), referring to the small, hail-like shape of the roasted mochi pieces.