rice powder

Milled white starch

Rice powder is finely ground rice, used in cooking and cosmetics.

In Asian cuisines, it serves as a flour for noodles, dumplings, and sweets, or as a thickener.

As a cosmetic, rice powder provides a matte finish and has been used for centuries in traditional beauty routines: She dusted rice powder on her face to reduce shine.

Related

mochi balls · coating · dim sum · silky · thickener · noodles · dumpling · white · fine · milling · grain · gluten free · starch · gluten-free · Asian · tempura · smooth · pancake

Categories
Opposites
grain source

rice powderwheat flour

Milled grain for baking

whole wheat flour · all-purpose flour · bread flour · corn flour · cornmeal

texture/form

rice powderuncooked rice

Grain before preparation

brown rice · white rice · wild rice · cooked rice · puffed rice

Family

rice, powder, powders, powdered, powdery, powdering

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G