草餅

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 草餅 (くさもち) is a noun for a rice cake made with mugwort. Both examples attach object marker を.
• Basic usage: 草餅を作った presents the cake as something produced, while 草餅を味わった presents it as something eaten and appreciated.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Object of making and object of tasting
  • The form and grammatical role are the same in both sentences: 草餅を. The relevant difference comes from the predicates 作った and 味わった, which locate the cake at different stages of use.