草くさ餅もち

noun

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

• 春はるになると、祖そ母ぼが草くさ餅もちを作つくってくれる。

  When spring comes, my grandmother makes kusa mochi for us.

• 草くさ餅もちのほのかな苦にがみが大人おとなの味あじだ。

  The subtle bitterness of kusa mochi is a grown-up taste.