warabimochi; bracken-starch dumpling
A traditional Japanese sweet made from bracken starch, often dusted with kinako and served with kuromitsu.
When summer comes, I crave chilled warabimochi.
The warabimochi at this shop is generously covered with kinako.
Rarely used kanji form; the kanji 蕨 is not a jōyō kanji.
From わらび (bracken) + 餅 (mochi). The starch from bracken roots is used to make the jelly-like sweet.