<<Disclaimer: Verify this information before applying it to your situation.>> Read an article of interest from GNC's Let's Live Magazine- here is a quick summary directly from the magazine: "Mochi, a traditional Japanese food made from sweet rice by first steaming sweet rice, pounding or grinding it until the grains break open and stick together, then forming it into a thin block and drying it. Nutrtitionally. it is a powerhouse particularly when made from Brown rice. It is rich in complex carbs, protein and minerals and contains little fat. It is free of cholesterol, sugar, dairy, wheat, flour, salt, preservatives and additives and contains no fat unless seeds or nuts are added to it. Typically sold in 12oz packages for $2-$3. Comes in wide variety of flavors: plain, sesame-garlic, cin. raisin, mugwort? and pizza. Can usually be found in refrig or freezer section of natural food stores. It will keep in the freezer for over a year, but once thawed should be used within 7-10 days. Once opened, should be wrapped in a plastic bag. It is not a ready to eat product- it must be cut and cooked before ingestion. Cooking reconstitutes it, alloqing it to expand and return to it's original size. When cut inot tiny squares or trianlges, baked mochi puffs up to resemble croutons. When cut into 2-3" squares and baked, mochi balloons out, resembling Mexican fried dough pillows, sopapillas. Cut into pencil length sticks or logs, baked Mochi becomes bread sticks; cut inot thin slabs and baked in a waffle iron, it makes almost instant waffles. Grated and sprinkled over a fruit pie or pizza and baked, mochi melts like cheese. It can also be grated or chooped and simmered in a soup, stew, sauce or pot of hot cereal to create a creamy texture." Recipe given in the article- sounds yummy: Mochi & Pear Apple Crisp: [This recipe has been removed from the logfiles, as] [it is copyrighted material---the CELIAC Listowners] If anyone has any comments on using or the taste of Mochi or anything to add, please send a PRIVATE e-mail to [log in to unmask] Leslie-NYC By the way- the magazine "Let's Live" is quite informative and I have found some very good articles- even a few mentions of CD. for more info they have an 800# 800-365-7390 ext. 4021- 1yr subscription is around $16