As the name suggests the rice becomes sticky when cooked. It is made into a variety of dishes both savoury and sweet. The flour made from glutinous rice is also used in the crispy fritter batter.
Short grain rice, pudding rice
Asian stores
Festival sticky rice, Golden sticky rice, Sticky rice parcels, Sticky rice with chicken
Dried shrimps in Burma have a lovely smoky smell and there is always a jar of pounded dried shrimps in the cupboard for a thote (salad)…
Green mangos are used in salads, pickles and curries. It is different to ripe eating mango – the flesh is a pale green…
Similar to spring roll wrappers, popiah wrappers are thin paper-like crepe usually made from rice flour and circular in shape…
Rice is an essential part of a Burmese meal and on special occasions, like birthdays and anniversaries, we make butter and lentil rice…
Roasted rice flour can be made from ground rice or rice flour which are easily found in supermarkets. It is dry roasted…