Neri-mochi mentioned herein refers to that which is produced mainly by grinding glutinous rice into powder, adding hot water to the powder, and kneading the mixture, and this type of neri-mochi includes: gyuhi (Turkish delight) such as habutae-mochi, shiratama (rice-flour dumpling), and chimaki (bamboo-leaf-wrapped rice cake) in Japan; 'shuĭ-mó-nián-gāo' (water-polished new year rice cake) in China; 'tokku' (small round mochi to be put in boiled soup) in Korea; etc.
ここでいう餅は、主にもち米を粉にしてから湯を加えて練る方法で作るものを指し、日本の羽二重餅などの求肥や白玉や粽、中国の「水磨年糕」（シュイモーニエンガオshuǐmóniángāo）、韓国の「トック」（떡）などが挙げられる。