black sticky rice

Dark Asian dessert grain

Black sticky rice is a variety of glutinous rice with a dark purple-black color, used in Southeast Asian and East Asian cuisines.

The grains become chewy and slightly sweet when cooked, making it popular in desserts like Thai black rice pudding.

Also called black glutinous rice or purple sticky rice.

Related

Thai · dessert · chewy · sweet · sweet treat · pudding · steamed · bamboo steamer · fermented · grain · Asian · night market · morning market · street food · tapioca · palm sugar · banana leaf · breakfast

Opposites
rice color/variety

black sticky ricewhite rice

Refined grain, husk removed

basmati rice · jasmine rice · sushi rice · polished rice · parboiled rice

culinary context

black sticky riceminute rice

Precooked grain, rapid preparation

instant rice

Family

black, blacken, blackened, blackening, blackish, blackness, blacks, blacker, blackest

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Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G