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[edit] To Do List

  • Move the recently added bit about the Indian "Mochi" to a different page and add disambiguation comment.
    • I concur, and then you'll be able to remove my ugly {{for}} addition for the yachts brand and add it there. •NikoSilver• 14:21, 13 November 2006 (UTC)
      • I just removed the unsourced (and grammatically erroneous) sexual assertion, but left the word translation, which is consistent with another article (Mochi Gate). Also removed the image, which was a copyright violation and slated for deletion anyway.
  • How about we move this article to, say, Mochi (Japanese) and we create the dab page for all others (including Mochi Craft, Indian etc)? •NikoSilver• 19:30, 13 November 2006 (UTC)
    • Sounds OK to me. Give it a shot? jz 20:22, 13 November 2006 (UTC)
      • Sure, go ahead, we see how it goes... •NikoSilver• 21:08, 13 November 2006 (UTC)
        • OK, created the disambig page. Not sure why talk page there still links here though. Can you fix that? Also, need to modify the links to the disambig page, via "what links here" so that links are direct.
  • Great. Thanks. I also removed that redir that did that. •NikoSilver• 23:33, 14 November 2006 (UTC)

It would be preferable, in my opinion, to move the disambiguation page to Mochi (disambiguation) and move this back to Mochi. There are several dozen links to Mochi, nearly all referring to the rice cake, that are now stuck behind a disambiguation page. --Dforest 18:34, 22 November 2006 (UTC)

Hmmm, indeed are several. However, I don't feel comfortable with that, since (a) we'll have to add an 'otheruses' template ontop of this article, plus (b) the dab page has now four legitimate entries. How about we start fixing it? (I don't start unless we agree on this to avoid possible double work). NikoSilver 21:50, 22 November 2006 (UTC)
Yes, the best approach, I think is to use the "what links here" link on the disambig page & just go about changing the links. That seems to be the recommended method on the help pages about disambiguation. •JZ• 03:50, 23 November 2006 (UTC)
OK, I just fixed a bunch of the links. Will do more later. •JZ• 19:07, 28 November 2006 (UTC)
The idea is that if almost all of the links go somewhere, it is probably what most people are looking for. I concur with Dforest that this should be the main page. However, I am changing this to a better title, Mochi (food), in the meantime. Dekimasu 09:19, 23 November 2006 (UTC)

I have no real reason for not renaming this to Mochi and adding a {{for}} above it. I just don't like it as a method in general. Feel free to ignore my opinion and proceed as you like. NikoSilver 15:42, 25 November 2006 (UTC)

How come there is no mention of Chinese mochi? (unsigned)

Maybe the information you are looking for is at Nian gao. Dekimasu 07:12, 8 December 2006 (UTC)
if it is synonymous, add Chinese: "Nian gao" to the parentheses at the top. Otherwise, we might consider adding a section for "Mochi Around the World", listing each country's term for glutinous rice (with wikilinks, where appropriate). For that matter, perhaps the Nian gao article should be merged with this one? •JZ• 12:52, 8 December 2006 (UTC)

The section on mochi ice cream says that the company Mikawaya makes mochi ice cream that "may be the variety that is sold by Trader Joe's." Can someone verify or disprove that and edit the article accordingly? 192.82.6.16 07:58, 26 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Malaysian Mochi

I removed the following:

"While in Malaysia, ironically it is known as kuih koci(koci cake) except that it is rectangular-silinder shape Mochi wrapped wholly in banana leaves."

For the following reasons: a) While kuih koci does indeed exist, it does not appear to be the same as mochi b) No explanation is given for why this is "ironic" (per the entry's description) c) The user IP has a history of questionable edits, such as adding a machine gun entry under the "See Also" for the "Bison" article, and others

If kuih koci can be verified to be another kind of mochi, this should be added back in a clearer fashion

Drhtl 00:14, 27 March 2007 (UTC)drhtl

[edit] Mochi vs. Tteok

Does anyone know if there is a difference between Japanese mochi and Korean tteok? Under the korean wiki article on tteok, it mentions that the Japanese have a "similar food like tteok called mochi," but i'm not sure if there's a difference -- if there isn't one then maybe a merge would be in order? Konamaiki 05:47, 11 September 2007 (UTC)

According to the mochi article in Japanese Wikipedia (ja:餅), Korean tteok is made of rice flour, while Japanese mochi is usually made of whole rice; the tteok article (ja:トック) says that even though tteok is sometimes called mochi by Japanese language speakers in Korea, the origins of mochi and tteok are totally different. Rija 16:21, 11 September 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Similar word

Gnocchi —Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.69.118.1 (talk) 23:14, 20 September 2007 (UTC)

Vaguely similar word, vaguely similar dish, so what. Maikel 09:58, 16 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Sweet?

Does mochi taste sweet? Please state so in the introduction, thanks. Maikel 09:57, 16 October 2007 (UTC)

No, mochi by itself is not sweet. It is often filled with red bean paste or ice cream, but by itself it's really quite plain. LordAmeth (talk) 02:28, 22 December 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Fatalities

http://www.n-tv.de/898645.html is German but mentions a report by Jiji Press which seems to fit the bill for the requested source quite nicely: the body count is reported, and indeed the victims in Tokyo area are all 59+ years. Dysmorodrepanis (talk) 13:56, 2 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Religon

Mochi is a type of gujerati in the hindu religon —Preceding unsigned comment added by Ravi17 (talk • contribs) 19:47, 26 May 2008 (UTC)