Mommy Curly on TikTok

Hi! I’m Kristen aka the Mochi Mommy. I am half Chinese, half Japanese, and full American. I grew up eating mochi of various kinds - both homemade with recipes passed down from Japanese grandmas and aunties and bought from the long standing mochi shops in the Los Angeles area. As a mom I wanted to pass down my cultural foods to my kids, and as I learned about the different types of mochi I learns a lot about the history of Japanese immigration to America and Hawaii and how it shaped the food I ea