Short and Sweet: Vancouver boba spot’s new mochi doughnuts a hit

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Short and Sweet: Vancouver boba spot’s new mochi doughnuts a hit

In the early 2000s, Mister Doughnut employee Masaaki Nakamura created a garland of fried dough rounds for the Japanese chain in response to a customer survey that requested a doughnut with the chewy texture of rice mochi. Inspired by Brazilian bread pão de queijo, small ball-shaped bread that’s chewy on the inside with a crisp exterior, Nakamura created his iconic Pon de Ring mochi doughnut. Bright photos of these colorful rings fill social medi…