Yomogi Mochi

Watch a video of making Yomogi mochi in Nagahama, Shiga Prefecture. Yomogi (mugwort; Artemisia vulgaris) is a plant used to give a green color to mochi rice cakes in Japan and Korea. Mugwork is used in traditional Asian herbal medicine and is believed to cleanse the blood.

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