National Rice Cake Day

National Rice Cake Day celebrates the many varieties of rice cakes enjoyed around the world. Rice cakes may be made from rice flour, ground rice, or whole grains of rice pressed together, and they can be sweet or savory. Different cultures have their own versions, including Korean tteok, Japanese mochi, and Filipino kakanin.

Rice cakes have a long culinary history. In Japan, sweet rice cakes called mochi were eaten by nobility and later became popular festival treats; variations made with vegetables, seaweed, and seafood have also been sold by street vendors. One account of the holiday lists 2015 as its inception year, while another identifies 2015 as the first year it was noted and 2016 as the year of its first major online celebration. The holiday’s founder is not known.

How to Observe National Rice Cake Day

Celebrate by enjoying a sweet or savory rice cake, making your own, or purchasing one from a shop or restaurant. Explore varieties such as mochi, tteok, or kakanin, and share a photo, recipe, memory, or rice-cake discovery online.

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