noun
warabimochi; bracken-starch dumpling
A traditional Japanese sweet made from bracken starch, often dusted with kinako and served with kuromitsu.
夏になると、冷たいわらび餅が食べたくなる。
When summer comes, I crave chilled warabimochi.
この店のわらび餅は、きな粉がたっぷりかかっている。
The warabimochi at this shop is generously covered with kinako.
Kuzumochi is made from kudzu starch, while warabimochi is made from bracken starch; warabimochi is often softer and more translucent.
From わらび (bracken) + 餅 (mochi). The starch from bracken roots is used to make the jelly-like sweet.