glutinous rice
Mochi's main ingredient
Glutinous rice is a variety of rice that becomes sticky and chewy when cooked, due to its high starch content.
Despite the name, it contains no gluten—glutinous here means glue-like.
It's a staple in East and Southeast Asian cuisines, used in dishes like mochi, sticky rice with mango, and zongzi: She steamed glutinous rice in banana leaves.
Cantonese steamed dumpling
- lotus leafSacred waterlily's greenery
- bamboo leafFoliage from woody grass
- Chinese sausageCured Asian pork links
- dried shrimpDesiccated miniature crustaceans
chicken · pork · mushroom · dim sum · steamed · wrapped · stuffed · cilantro
Linear glucose chain
- starchComplex plant carbohydrate
- long-grainRice with extended kernels
- paddyFlooded rice-growing field
- millingProcessing grain mechanically
polished · unpolished · husk · bran · endosperm · japonica · indica · waxy
Apt to adhere
- chewyResisting easy biting
- gummySticky and soft
- cohesiveTending to bond
- elasticAble to stretch, rebounds
gooey · tacky · viscous · gelatinous · doughy · soft · tender · stretchy
Extracted tropical drupe liquid
- palm sugarSweetener from tropical sap
- pandanFragrant tropical leaf
- taroEdible tropical corm
- red beanSmall burgundy legume
Festival marking moon-calendar's beginning
- Dragon Boat FestivalChinese summer memorial holiday
- Lantern FestivalChinese holiday ending New Year
- Mid-Autumn FestivalChinese harvest moon celebration
- ancestorsThose from whom one descends
offering · harvest · feast · celebration · prosperity
siu mai
Cantonese steamed dumpling
- lotus leafSacred waterlily's greenery
- bamboo leafFoliage from woody grass
- Chinese sausageCured Asian pork links
dried shrimp · chicken · pork · mushroom · dim sum · steamed · wrapped · stuffed · cilantro · scallion
amylose
Linear glucose chain
- starchComplex plant carbohydrate
- long-grainRice with extended kernels
- paddyFlooded rice-growing field
milling · polished · unpolished · husk · bran · endosperm · japonica · indica · waxy · opaque
sticky
Apt to adhere
elastic · gooey · tacky · viscous · gelatinous · doughy · soft · tender · stretchy · pliable
coconut milk
Extracted tropical drupe liquid
- palm sugarSweetener from tropical sap
- pandanFragrant tropical leaf
- taroEdible tropical corm
Lunar New Year
Festival marking moon-calendar's beginning
- Dragon Boat FestivalChinese summer memorial holiday
- Lantern FestivalChinese holiday ending New Year
- Mid-Autumn FestivalChinese harvest moon celebration
ancestors · offering · harvest · feast · celebration · prosperity
pounding
Forceful repeated striking
- grainswheat, oats, barley, corn, maize
- Ricebasmati, jasmine, arborio, indica, japonica
- rice dishesbiryani, pilaf, pulao, congee, long grain
- Dragon Boat Festivaldragon boat, dragon boat race, dragon boat racing, dragon boats, paddlers
- Filipino Ingredientsube, pandan, coconut milk, sago, muscovado
- Asian Sweetsmochi, tang yuan, egg tart, sesame ball, red bean buns
rice, gluten, glutinous, rices, riced, ricing, sticky rice, glutinousness