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glutinous rice
Sign in to saveAlso known as sticky rice, sweet rice, mochi rice, Oryza sativa var. glutinosa, waxy rice
type of rice grown mainly in Southeast and East Asia, with opaque grains, very low amylose content; especially sticky when cooked; does not contain gluten
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It is catalogued under topics including Bangladeshi cuisine, Bhutanese cuisine and Burmese cuisine.
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- xôi
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- Glutinous rice
- literal translation
- もち米
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Encyclopedic overview
Short-grain glutinous rice from Japan Long-grain glutinous rice from Thailand Glutinous rice flour
Glutinous rice (Oryza sativa var. glutinosa; also called sticky rice, sweet rice or waxy rice) is a type of rice grown mainly in Southeast Asia and the northeastern regions of South Asia, which has opaque grains and very low amylose content and is especially sticky when cooked. It is widely consumed across Asia.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “glutinous rice” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.