You’re right. If what you had wasn’t mochi then I wouldn’t blame you for your reaction and give your tastebuds a chance. If you’re ever in LA you can treat me to lunch anytime to prove yourself. And I can get you real mochi lol.

Huh, You can usually find Mochi in the US at almost every fro-yo place. It might not be handmade, but it kinda just tastes like a marshmallow to me. I think it’s delicious.. Funny thing is, when I had it in Japan with the red bean filling, I hated it.. That red bean stuff is kinda the worst.

Yeah, I do agree that mochi is the worst part of mochi-ice cream*, but... I do like the general vehicle of having mochi wrapped ice cream.

You can actually buy the mochi ball ice cream things from most Asian supermarkets in the frozen food section. It’s... well, I won’t call it good, but I don’t abhor it. Real legit mochi is very hard to find in the States and needs to be eaten fresh, but the taste is still going to be something that you may not…

honestly if you didn’t like the mochi ice cream its pretty unlikely you will like real mochi. The texture is similar enough that you probably have a good idea of what you tasted. You’re still totally a barbarian for not liking it tho lol.

Yes. You have not had mochi. There are different versions; what it looks like Nakatani-san is making is a green tea mochi, from the color. I’ve had strawberry mochi, which is basically the same kind of gooey paste wrapped around slices of strawberry, and my favorite, azuki bean paste mochi, where they take a sweet…

That’s the ice cream variant. They come in all kinds of fillings and cooking methods. Hard to get real good ice cream filled ones here unless you try a Mitsuwa or a Japanese-owned convenience store or grocery. Chances are you probably won’t like the others either.

Not real mochi... that’s like buying a frozen pizza and swearing off hand tossed, stone oven baked napoletana pizza because it didn’t taste as good.

Cersei is going to blow up the Sept with wildfire, probably at her trial. By the time Danaerys comes back to King’s Landing, it will be in ruins (as has been foreshadowed).

uhh no. The sails of the ships has the mermaid of volantis

Dozois’ yearly anthologies rule, no question.

You’re right, SF anthologies are a dime a dozen. So when you find one that works, you stick with it.

I gave up on the Trump persona. Just wait till I make America Great again.

It could just as easily have been Zem Deadfoxscarf, though.

They weren’t random peasants... People need to stop saying that. The priest was a former Frey or Lannister bannerman who killed children (it was in his emotional backstory he told us) and was trying to make up for that. The peasants could also have had similar sordid backgrounds. This is Game of Thrones, saying you’re…

Could we have Alissa Walker appointed editor-in-chief at Jalopnik for a week? You know, just for the giggles.

just some dumbass sending a text

The Japanese team concluded that phantom traffic jams arise because there are just too many cars on the road.

Also, why not? I can’t think of any reason she shouldn’t be gay or bi.

That doesn’t look anything like him.