Kyōyo Haus

Our Mochi

Made here.
Every day.

Fresh mochi ice cream. Handmade, same-day, Harvard Square.

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Most mochi you have tried was made somewhere else, weeks ago, and shipped frozen.

Ours is made here. The dough is mixed in the morning. The pieces are filled and wrapped by hand. What we do not sell that day is not carried over. This is the whole point.

Fresh mochi has a texture that frozen mochi cannot replicate - soft, yielding, with a thin exterior that gives way easily. The difference is noticeable within the first bite.

Process

How it is made

01

The dough

Glutinous rice flour, water, sugar. Mixed and steamed each morning into a smooth, elastic dough. The ratio is the same every time. The results vary slightly - humidity, temperature, how long it rests. That variation is part of it.

02

The fill

Each piece is filled with ice cream and sealed by hand. The soft serve base is made with whole milk and cream. The flavors - matcha, black sesame, milk tea, the rest - are worked in separately so each one is distinct.

03

The wrap

The mochi sheet is portioned, dusted lightly, and wrapped around the filling. No machinery. The seal is pressed by hand. Each piece is slightly different. That is how you know it was made today.

04

Same day

Made in the morning. Sold the same day. Mochi changes within hours of being made - the exterior firms, the texture shifts. We do not carry over inventory. What you get is always fresh.

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Current lineup

Six flavors.

Matcha

ceremonial grade · earthy & refined

$7.50

Strawberry yuzu pipette

Black Sesame

toasted sesame · rich · deeply roasted

$7.50

Sesame Oil pipette

Milk Tea

soft & creamy · gently sweet

$7.50

Brown sugar syrup pipette + boba

Thai Tea

spiced orange · bold & warm

$7.50

Thai tea concentrate pipette + boba

Lychee

floral · light · delicate

$7.50

Strawberry yuzu pipette

Mango

tropical · bright · refreshing

$7.50

Mango milk pipette + natadecoco jelly

Seasonal flavors rotate. Check seasonal drops for what is available now.

Where it started

Growing up, there was always one thing worth stopping for at the Japanese convenience store. Yukimi Daifuku. A small oval of mochi wrapped around vanilla ice cream, sold in a simple box, two pieces. Cold, soft, and quietly perfect.

That specific joy - finding something beautiful in an ordinary place - stayed. Kyōyo Haus is an attempt to bring that feeling here.

The mochi is made in our kitchen, every day. The matcha is organic, ceremonial grade, first harvest from Kagoshima Prefecture. The yuzu comes from Shikoku. Nothing is an afterthought.

雪見だいふく · Yukimi Daifuku

Made in Harvard Square.
Every day.

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