In addition, a kind of food which is produced by adding water to 'grain powder,, kneading, and steaming the kneaded mixture, is also called mochi in various countries in the world and, in Japan, is also called neri-mochi (kneaded mochi), however, mochi often refers to tsuki-mochi in Japan.
その他に世界各国で、「穀物の粉」を水を加えて練って蒸しあげたものも、餅といい、日本では練り餅ともいうが、餅といえば搗き餅をさす場合が多い。