millet mochi; millet dough cake
A rare traditional sweet made from millet, similar to mochi. The name literally means 'golden mochi'. Compare with 粟餅 (awa mochi).
See also: 粟餅
Kogane-mochi is one of the traditional Japanese sweets that has been made since ancient times, alongside awa-mochi.
粟餅 is millet mochi made from foxtail millet, while 黄金餅 is made from proso millet or a similar grain, and is rarer.
Standard kanji spelling for this rare traditional sweet.
Obsolete kanji form using 餠 (old form of 餅).
Compound of 黄金 (kogane, 'gold') + 餅 (mochi, 'rice cake'), referring to the golden color of the millet used.