Warning if you are eating this famous Japanese dessert

A sticky rice cake has sparked warnings in Japan after it resulted in the death of two men and left several others in hospital during New Year celebrations.

Mochi is a Japanese rice cake made of glutinous rice pounded into paste and then molded into shape.

Mochi is a Japanese rice cake made of glutinous rice pounded into paste and then molded into shape. Source: Getty

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