Adventures in Cooking: Mochi!

I have recently been enjoying some food adventures, and the latest cooking party came in the form of mochi for friday movie night! Mochi are Japanese rice cakes, which have a really interesting, gummy texture, and are filled with all kinds of yummy stuffing. This one is filled with red bean paste acquired from a local Asian market. I also tried to make some to fill with matcha (powdered green tea) white chocolate genache, but it turns out white chocolate is a bit of a different bear to work with. So... it didn't set. No-heat fondu? In the tea cup is matcha latte!