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
祖母が送ってくれたかきもちは、香ばしくてとてもおいしい。
The kakimochi my grandmother sent me is fragrant and very delicious.
かきもちを油で揚げると、ふわっと膨らんでサクサクになる。
When you deep-fry kakimochi, it puffs up and becomes crispy.
Arare are small, bite-sized rice crackers often made from mochi, similar to kakimochi but typically smaller and sometimes seasoned differently.
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.