Hawaii's Best Mochi Recipes [Spiral-bound]

Jean Watanabe Hee (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 1, 2000

What’s chewy and moist, comes in all shapes and flavors, great for picnics, parties, office treats for coffee break and EASY to prepare? Why, it’s a mochi dessert - always popular in Hawaii!

In this grand collection of mochi recipes, not only can you find traditional recipes and today’s popular mochi desserts all in one cookbook, but also included are entrees, such as Siu Mai with Mochi Rice, Crisp Fried Shrimp, and Mochiko Chicken.

There is also a microwave section for today’s busy lifestyle. The average microwave cooking time is around 10 minutes. Best of all, most mochi desserts can be prepared a day ahead and require no refrigeration.

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

Jean Watanabe Hee is a retired elementary teacher who taught at different schools in Hawaii for 34 years; the last 13 years were spent in teaching kindergarten at Aikahi Elementary School in Kailua. She loves teaching and substitutes whenever she can.

Born in Hilo, she was raised in Amauulu Camp I, a sugar plantation community surrounded by canefield. It no longer exists but she has wonderful happy memories of all the loving and caring people there many of whom are still in touch.

She and her husband, Don, have always lived in Kaneohe. They have two daughters and two granddaughters. Now that she is retired she often travels to Maui to babysit and help her daughter, Cheryl, and her family. Her daughter Jennifer lives and works in Atlanta, Georgia.

Product Details

• Spiral-bound: 128 pages
• Publisher: Mutual Publishing (September 1, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1566473365
• ISBN-13: 978-1566473361
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6.2 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #781,114 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #55 in Books > Cookbooks, Food & Wine > Regional & International > Asian > Pacific Rim

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Most Helpful Customer Reviews

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars Wonderfully Yummy! June 1, 2008

By S. Canino

Format:Spiral-bound

This is a great cookbook for mochi enthusiasts! I LOVE this book. I have made the blueberry and strawberry mochi from this book. Some recipes are time consuming and some are super easy. Just depends on what kind of challenge you are up for. The reward is a yummy mochi concotion! So ONO!

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome book! If you like mochi you must buy it! July 17, 2008

By Mochi Man

Format:Spiral-bound|Amazon Verified Purchase

The recipes in this book are easy to understand and follow. They offer many classic recipes (daifuku, dango, anko mochi, etc.) as well as many twists (strawberry mochi, etc.) I've made strawberry mochi from this book a few times for Japanese people and they love it. Fun to make fun to eat!

10 of 12 people found the following review helpful

1.0 out of 5 stars Hawaiian Mochi cookbook May 1, 2010

By Pat A. Hobbs

Format:Spiral-bound|Amazon Verified Purchase

Also disappointing. I had also bought Taste and Flavors of Mochi only to find Hawaii's Best Mochi Recipes is an abridged version of it. No pictures, no tips, no hints. Cover has no corresponding recipes. Recipes just list ingredients with a few lines of instruction.