Having a sweet tooth but trying to stay healthy? We have the perfect recipe for you! Indulge yourself in the Ribena Sticky Rice Cake with Taro Tart shared by our home cook – Jordi Ong. A sweet treat ...

Fill a Chinese steamer with water and bring it to a boil. Drain the mung beans in a colander and set it aside. Drain the rice in a colander. Drain the bamboo leaves, rinse, and set aside. Add the ...

The airfares to Europe are really good this November. I thought I’d mention that because I’ve been spending a certain amount of time thinking about Thanksgiving week in Tuscany, where I could be ...

Sometimes I dream about sitting in a big tub of rice pudding. It just seems like a nice thing to do. I imagine the milk or coconut milk would have a calming, moisturizing effect on the skin, and I ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The Christian Science Church, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The Church publishes the Monitor ...

When I was 4 years old, I was nicknamed “Xiǎo Niángāo” or in English, “little rice cake.” It was my favourite. I insisted on its presence in every dish my family cooked, throwing a handful of the ...

Two people died in Tokyo after choking on a popular New Year’s sweet — a sticky rice cake called mochi. The traditional treat — made of short-grained, sweet, glutinous rice with a high starch content ...

Every year, Japan’s national police and emergency response services issue public warnings to be careful when eating mochi rice cakes, the sticky, sweet traditional delicacy served to celebrate the new ...