thin dried mochi slices, baked or fried
A type of rice cake snack made by cutting mochi into thin pieces, drying them, and then baking or frying until puffed and crispy. Often eaten as a snack or with tea.
See also: 餅
The kakimochi my grandmother sent me is fragrant and very delicious.
When you deep-fry kakimochi, it puffs up and becomes crispy.
Okaki are also rice crackers made from mochi, often larger and more irregularly shaped than arare, and can overlap with kakimochi in style.
Kanji spelling is used but the word is usually written in kana; かきもち is the most common written form.
Standard kana spelling, reflecting the usual written form.
Alternate kanji spelling; less common.
Alternate kanji spelling; less common.
Alternate kanji spelling; less common.
Alternate kanji spelling; less common.
Historically written 欠き餅, from 欠く, “to break off,” and 餅. The name refers to pieces broken from a dried rice cake for roasting or frying.