Hebbie,
The more you chew it, the sweeter it will taste!
My guess is that the mochi you were served at the K.I. was mochi made from organically grown whole grain sweet rice.
Imagine how relatively tasteless the white sweet rice
mochi that the non-macrobiotic community eats:
(the more you chew, the less tasty it becomes!)
Tell us more about yourself and what brought you to macrobiotics.
Be well, be your best, and be blessed!
Thank you, very much.
Bruce Paine