imo-mochi; potato rice cakes
A traditional Japanese snack or side dish made from mashed potato mixed with glutinous rice flour, shaped into cakes and often pan-fried or grilled. The name literally means 'potato mochi'.
In Hokkaido, imo-mochi is typically made with potatoes.
The imo-mochi my grandmother makes is crispy on the outside and chewy inside, and delicious.
Usually written in kana; the kanji spelling 芋餅 is also used but less common.
Kanji spelling; less common than kana, but still encountered.
Compound of 芋 (imo, 'potato') and 餅 (mochi, 'rice cake'). The dish likely originated in Hokkaido as a way to use surplus potatoes.