A rice cake wrapped in oak (kashiwa) leaves. A traditional Japanese sweet often eaten on Children's Day (Tango no Sekku).
子どもの日はいつも柏餅を買って家族で食べる。
We always buy kashiwamochi and eat it with the family on Children's Day.
柏の葉の香りが移って、柏餅は素朴な風味がある。
The oak leaf gives it a subtle aroma; kashiwamochi has a simple, rustic flavor.
和菓子屋でよく見かける柏餅はこしあんとつぶあんの2種類が多い。
Kashiwamochi commonly sold at wagashi shops often come with smooth (koshi) or chunky (tsubu) bean paste.
Colloquial: sleeping with a futon folded in half (resembling the shape of kashiwamochi).
宿が狭くて、布団を折りたたんで柏餅のように寝た。
The room was small, so I folded the futon and slept like a kashiwamochi.
遠足の夜は寝袋が足りず、みんな柏餅のように寄り合って寝た。
On the school trip night we were short of sleeping bags and all slept huddled together like kashiwamochi.