(Spoiler alert: One of them is more like shingen mochi than the other. The most upvoted post thus far is simply a comparison of the recipes of cake and Jell-O. In a small pot, add konnyaku powder & sugar together. "This is called clear jello Huffpost," wrote one offended Facebook user. Sakura Raindrop Cake Soak the preserved cherry blossoms in warm water to remove some salt. Most of the comments on the video, which currently has more than 3 million views, are remarking on its consistency and arguing that the cake is a lie.
Japanese foodies hailed its gorgeous Zen aesthetic and its nearly calorie-free, vegan makeup.īut when HuffPo shared its video (embedded at the top of this page) announcing the food's upcoming arrival in New York this weekend, Americans were less than impressed.
The raindrop cake originally made quite a splash (pun possibly intended) when it debuted in Japan in 2014. So … wouldn't a recipe involving a jelly-like substance make this not-actually-a-rice-cake kind of like Jell-O? No, no, my friend, clearly it's a jelly cake. The raindrop cake, or mizu shingen mochi, is supposedly a variant of rice cake, originally made with pristine water from the Japanese Alps and solidified using granulated sugar, agar (a jelly like substance), and soybean powder. You might be thinking, "That's clearly a lump of Jell-O." But not so fast.
īut what exactly is it? A mound of mizu shingen mochi. The transparent, wobbly confection reportedly dissolves into a pool of liquid and melts away if not eaten promptly. This is the question a confused internet has been asking ever since a viral video from the Huffington Post introduced the concept of "raindrop cake" to confused US viewers on Thursday.Īnd no, this isn't an April Fools' prank. Is cake a form of Jell-O? Is Jell-O a form of cake?
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