Both Japanese mochi and snow skin mooncakes are similar. They are both lightly sweet, soft, and chewy Asian desserts, often featuring similar types of fillings. However, their resemblances end there, as their skin compositions diverge. Japanese mochi relies solely on glutinous rice flour and potato starch, omitting milk or oil, resulting in a softer and more pliable texture. On the other hand, snow skin mooncakes incorporate not only glutinous rice flour and potato or cornstarch, but also plain rice flour, milk, and oil. These added ingredients in the snowy mooncake make them a little sturdier allowing them to be pressed into a mooncake mold for a decorative design.