[Photo: Kathy Chan] At Minamoto Kitchoan, it's called the Kazekaoru ($4), and it's a curious creature, that's for sure. At the center is long rod of yuzu mochi, supple, tasting richly of citrus on the tongue. The mochi is... More

[Photo: Kathy Chan] I am familiar with this Asian dessert, here accurately if unappealingly called a "sesame bean paste rice ball": black sesame paste stuffed in soft mochi, and served in a soup of fermented rice. The hot liquid... More