Where can I buy sweet rice flour (mochiko) in the UK?

Question:

I have recently got myself into japanese cooking of the sorts... I really want to make mochi but it seems there is no alternative for sweet rice flour. Anyone know where I could buy it in the UK (Scotland) thanks!

Answer:

Japan Centre has the largest range of Japanese food online and are based in the UK. There is even an offer on at the moment for free delivery to the UK for all new customers:
http://www.japancentre.com/

There are a few different ways to make mochi and a number of different types of rice flour to make them too.

A quick summary is:
Mochiko: Rice flour made from sweet, sticky glutinous rice.
Shiratamako: Rice flour made from sweet, sticky glutinous rice, with added corn or potato starch.
Joshinko: Rice flour made from normal rice.

It is also possible to make mochi the traditional way which is by cooking sweet mochi rice and then pounding it into smooth and sticky mochi.

You can find shiratamako rice flour online at Japan Centre here:
http://www.japancentre.com/items/646

Or if you want to pound your own rice into mochi, you can buy sweet mochi rice here:
http://www.japancentre.com/items/1370

Hope this helps.