After seeing hundreds of these mochi donuts bless my Instagram and Tik Tok feeds, I was ecstatic to learn that Rockville had finally jumped on the mochi donut craze!! While I'm sad to see Alpaca Dessert disappear from The Spot, Momo Mochi is a wonderful replacement. Their mochi donuts are perfectly springy and chewy, and they have plenty of fun, unique Asian flavors. The base donut is slightly less sweet than a traditional American donut, but otherwise approximately the same. As for the individual flavors...it varies. The first time I was here, my friends and I ordered the yuzu, matcha, and ube donuts and each tried a bit of each donut. I thought that the yuzu was pretty solid -- it tasted a bit more like lemon than yuzu, but it was definitely a bit tart and the unique yuzu flavor shone through. The matcha was lovely, with a slight hint of bitterness in the background, although I probably would've preferred that the matcha flavor was a bit stronger and the sugar a bit lighter. The ube was my least favorite of the bunch; it was hard to taste the ube and it honestly just tasted like an average glazed donut. Even so, the unique texture of the mochi donut made it a fun experience! I'm not sure that I can really justify paying $3.50 for a single donut frequently, but it's definitely still worth a try! They're also partnering with Gong Cha now, so you can buy mochi donuts with your boba on a few days of the week (I think just Thursday-Sunday).
I also catered from Momo Mochi for an event later on (the four boxes in the picture below are the leftovers from the fifteen that we ordered), so I've had the opportunity to sample the majority of their flavors. My ratings (out of 5) for the ones I've tried are as follows:
- Matcha (4.5) -- slightly bitter, with a noticeable matcha flavor. I would've preferred for it to be a bit less sweet, but still solid overall! The pocky on top is a cute little touch.
- Black sesame (4.7) -- also one of my favorites. It's slightly bitter and nutty, which does a phenomenal job of balancing out the sugary donut. Absolutely love the sesame.
- Yuzu (4.2) -- nice, citrusy flavor that's refreshing against the sweet donut. I think it tastes a bit more like lemon than yuzu, and I would've liked it to be a bit more tart, but it's still delightful. The shade of yellow in the icing is also the most adorable pastel.
- Ube (3.5) -- this one is overly sweet with a very minimal ube flavor. I can hardly taste the ube, and it tastes just like a normal American donut.
- Mango (3.7) -- I also personally find this one overly sweet, but the mango flavor is quite pronounced compared to the ube donut. It's easy to get it confused with the yuzu one, though, if you're buying them together, so make sure you keep track of it! It has a nice citrusy flavor that serves as a great balance against the donut itself.
- Cinnamon sugar (4.5) -- you get exactly what you're expecting, and you can really never go wrong with cinnamon sugar. They have a great ratio of cinnamon to sugar in the topping, and it's the perfect way to enjoy a mochi donut without the extra icing. read more