Mochi, in case you're not familiar with it, is a delicious Japanese confection made from sheets of rice moulded into doughy balls. Flavours vary from traditional green tea and yuzi to mango, vanilla, salted caramel and many more. The sweet and chewy texture makes for an acquired taste., and outside Japan it's most often found on the desert menu in Japanese restaurants served as mochi icecream - frozen mochi wrapped around small bite-sized balls of ice cream.
Here are our picks of the best versions on offer in London. Make sure you leave space for dessert!
Nobu
Nothing is cheap at this high-end Japanese-Peruvian restaurant, not even dessert. But as is the case with the rest of the menu, the mochi ice cream is phenomenal. Flavours change from time to time but usually include green tea, yuzu, vanilla, hazelnut, yoghurt and coconut.
Eight Over Eight
Not a lot of choice here, but they definitely get it right with the one flavour on offer. Hazelnut and praline mochi ice cream is the perfect way to finish off your meal at this popular pan-Asian restaurant.
Umai
For something more traditional head to the Japan Centre in Piccadilly and perch at the sushi bar to sample tradition types of mochi ice cream including red bean and sesame.
Chisou
This neighbourhood Japanese is a must for anyone after fruit flavours. We're also big fans of the delicious caramel version.
Ping Pong
Although originally Japanese, mochi is also a popular Chinese treat so finish of a meal at this fast-food dim sum spot with coconut ice cream mochi.
Here are our picks of the best versions on offer in London. Make sure you leave space for dessert!
Nobu
Nothing is cheap at this high-end Japanese-Peruvian restaurant, not even dessert. But as is the case with the rest of the menu, the mochi ice cream is phenomenal. Flavours change from time to time but usually include green tea, yuzu, vanilla, hazelnut, yoghurt and coconut.
Eight Over Eight
Not a lot of choice here, but they definitely get it right with the one flavour on offer. Hazelnut and praline mochi ice cream is the perfect way to finish off your meal at this popular pan-Asian restaurant.
Umai
For something more traditional head to the Japan Centre in Piccadilly and perch at the sushi bar to sample tradition types of mochi ice cream including red bean and sesame.
Chisou
This neighbourhood Japanese is a must for anyone after fruit flavours. We're also big fans of the delicious caramel version.
Ping Pong
Although originally Japanese, mochi is also a popular Chinese treat so finish of a meal at this fast-food dim sum spot with coconut ice cream mochi.
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