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[c] At the end of the Eastern Han dynasty, people made zong, also called jiao shu, lit. "horned/angled millet") by wrapping sticky rice with the leaves of the Zizania latifolia plant (Chinese: 菰; pinyin: gu, a sort of wild rice [25]) and boiling them in lye (grass-and-wood ash water). [26] The name jiao shu may imply "ox-horn shape", [25] or ...
Étienne François Aymonier, who visited Laos in 1883, described laab as a favorite dish of Lao people – a mixture of chopped onions or scallions, lemongrass leaves, fermented fish and chili mixed with fresh and boiled fish. The dish was eaten with steam-cooked sticky rice. [11]
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 East Asia, the northeastern regions of India and Bhutan which has opaque grains, very low amylose content, and is especially sticky when cooked.
Laos has the highest sticky rice consumption per-capita in the world with an average of 171 kilograms (377 lb) of sticky rice consumed annually per person. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Sticky rice is deeply ingrained in the culture, religious tradition, and national identity of Laos.
Chinese sticky rice in Taiwan Chinese sticky rice in Taiwan. Chinese sticky rice (Chinese: 糯米飯; pinyin: nuòmǐ fàn or Chinese: 油飯; pinyin: yóufàn; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: iû-pn̄g) is a Chinese and Taiwanese rice dish commonly made from glutinous rice that can include soy sauce, oyster sauce, scallions, cilantro and other ingredients. [1 ...
Sticky rice cooked with coconut milk and sugar and wrapped in banana or coconut leaves. Sushi: Japan: Sticky rice flavored with vinegar and sugar, with various fillings or toppings Sweet saffron rice: India: Dish consisting of joha rice, sugar and saffron. Szczecin paprikash: Poland: A fish, rice, and tomato spread, often canned.
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In fact, so far, this region is still the largest sticky rice growing in Vietnam. [5] Part of the reason is because this rice variety is only suitable for high terrain with low water. Therefore, it was known as "the sticky rice zone" (vùng thâm canh lúa nếp). [6] [7] Because of those, sticky rice has become a specific crop in Southeast ...