Back at home we had a grocery store I frequented that sold freshly made Mochi among other things. Now I've tried traditional Mochi (the kind filled with anko) a few times and while I don't dislike it, I can only eat so much anko in one go. So when I saw these and noticed that they were diffrent colours from traditional mochi I thought it might have diffrent fillings, so I picked some up.As expected, they had a diffrent filling! And each one had a diffrent flavor.
I started with green which was matcha. For me, matcha is hit or miss, so I was surprised when I actually liked it! It was sweet and creamy with the slight earthy taste that comes from matcha.
Next I tried orange which turned out to be mango. Mango! I really like mango. It tasted really authentic as well. I have no idea what the filling is made of but it tasted like a mango frosting. Very good!
Third I had pink which was strawberry. To me, strawberry is a flavor you can't go wrong with, and I expected it to be my favorite. Unfortunately, it wasn't. Not to say it was bad, but it was too subtle in the strawberry flavor and ended up just tasting sweet. Still good, just not as good as it could have been.
Finally was chocolate! This was hands down the best. It was filled with what tasted like a thick chocolate pudding that was so yummy! I could eat a package of just these ones.
I wound up really loving these. It was nice to be able to get the feel of mochi with a flavor other than anko and I would absolutely get them again.
