How to pronounce Gohei mochi

Gohei mochi is written 五平餅 where it comes from. In the International Phonetic Alphabet it is /ɡoheː motɕi/. In plain English letters that is go-HAY MOH-chee, with the stress on the syllable in capitals. There is no recording by a native speaker yet, so use the spelling and the IPA.

What is Gohei mochi?

Gohei mochi is a snack of Japan. Where it comes from: Chubu mountains (Nagano, Gifu, Aichi). People usually eat it as a snack. Its main ingredients are rice. It tastes sweet, savory and smoky.

Where Gohei mochi comes from

Gohei mochi is one of 65 signature dishes of Japan on this map.

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• Ramen ラーメン · Noodles & pasta · Tokyo and Yokohama

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• Okonomiyaki お好み焼き · Street food · Osaka and Hiroshima

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• Jingisukan ジンギスカン · Main dish · Hokkaido

  Jingisukan, named after Genghis Khan, is grilled mutton or lamb cooked on a dome-shaped iron pan.

Food of Japan

Dishes like Gohei mochi in other countries

Same type of dish and similar main ingredients as Gohei mochi:

• Cốm · Snack · Hanoi, Vietnam

  Cốm is young green rice, flattened.

• Khanom bueang ขนมเบื้อง · Snack · Central Thailand, Thailand

  Khanom bueang are crisp, taco-shaped Thai crêpes.

• Chwee kueh 水粿 · Snack · Hawker centres, Singapore

  Chwee kueh, "water rice cake", is a steamed rice cake that began in Teochew cooking and was brought by Teochew migrants to Southeast Asia, where it became established above all in Malaysia and Singapore.

• Dhuska धुस्का · Snack · Jharkhand, India

  Dhuska, also spelled dhooska, is a deep-fried snack eaten all over Jharkhand and one of the delicacies of Jharkhandi cuisine; it is also known in neighbouring West Bengal and Bihar.