mugwort rice cake; kusa mochi
A traditional Japanese sweet made from glutinous rice flour mixed with yomogi (mugwort) leaves, giving it a green color and herbal fragrance. Often filled with sweet red bean paste.
See also: よもぎ餅
When spring comes, my grandmother makes kusa mochi for us.
The subtle bitterness of kusa mochi is a grown-up taste.
Standard modern spelling.
Old-style character variant; rarely used today.
Compound of 草 (kusa, 'grass/herb') and 餅 (mochi, 'rice cake'), referring to the mugwort (yomogi) mixed into the mochi.