How to Use glutinous rice in a Sentence

glutinous rice

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Definition of glutinous ricenext
  • The rice balls are made with glutinous rice flour and water.
    — NBC News, 25 Jan. 2020
  • The brews are made with a starter cake, which combines steamed glutinous rice and herbs, plants, and spices.
    — Joanna Lobo, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Feb. 2021
  • The glutinous rice cakes are filled with mung bean and pork, then steamed in banana leaves.
    — Soleil Ho, SFChronicle.com, 13 Jan. 2020
  • The glutinous rice is steamed then mixed with the rice koji and distilled liquor.
    — Olivia Munson, USA TODAY, 24 Oct. 2022
  • Made with tender glutinous rice flour and filled with mung bean paste, the balls are then rolled in sesame seeds and fried.
    — Casey Barber, CNN, 18 May 2022
  • Sweet, glutinous rice is washed, soaked, steamed and pounded into a smooth mass.
    — Amanda Kludt, CNN, 25 Dec. 2021
  • In a separate bowl, pour in 2 cups glutinous rice flour.
    — Michelle Tchea, Bon Appétit, 19 Jan. 2023
  • These foods would include fish, dumplings, Tangyuan (sweet rice balls), and Nian gao (glutinous rice cake).
    — Jennifer Sangalang, USA TODAY, 20 Jan. 2023
  • Mochiko is our preferred brand of glutinous rice flour, but Bob’s Red Mill sweet white rice flour will also work.
    — Sarah Jampel, Bon Appétit, 26 Dec. 2019
  • Banh beo, glutinous rice coins, are dotted with dried shrimp and served with a lip-puckering sauce.
    — Dominic Armato, azcentral, 15 July 2019
  • This is mixed with local glutinous rice that is boiled and air dried, and kept to ferment in earthen vessels.
    — Joanna Lobo, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Feb. 2021
  • These days, of course, satchels of glutinous rice can be found at most markets, and a rice cooker with a sticky or sweet rice setting will cook the rice in no time.
    — Sunset Magazine, 6 Dec. 2021
  • Pair either of these with chicken in wine sauce and slivers of lotus root stuffed with glutinous rice.
    — Bill Addison, latimes.com, 6 June 2019
  • Made with glutinous rice flour, this dough is hydrated and heated so that the starches absorb water, swell and burst.
    — Washington Post, 7 Apr. 2021
  • Another menu item is nian gao, a rice cake that is sticky and compact, made of glutinous rice flour and can be either sweet or savory.
    — Jean Chen Smith, The Enquirer, 27 Jan. 2022
  • Tangyuan is a Chinese dessert -- sticky balls made from glutinous rice flour containing a sweet filling, such as ground peanuts or black sesame paste, and served in a bowl of sweet soup or rolled in ground peanuts.
    — CNN, 1 Dec. 2021
  • Then there’s Japanese mochi and Filipino kakanin, a coconutty glutinous rice cake, with a more pliable feel that verges on tacky.
    — Elyse Inamine, Bon Appétit, 21 Oct. 2019
  • Genuine salep powder might prove tricky to track down outside of Turkey, but glutinous rice flour or other starch can stand in while whipping up a batch.
    — Lila Thulin, Smithsonian, 20 Dec. 2019
  • And the Sticky Rice at Home Kit ($55), which comes with a rice-steaming pot, woven steamer basket, wooden rice paddle and two quarts of the purple and glutinous rice mixture used in the restaurant.
    — Rick Nelson, Star Tribune, 22 Jan. 2021
  • People also eat glutinous rice balls, called Yuánxiāo or Tāngyuán, which are sweet treats with various fillings like black sesame, peanuts, red bean, rose petals and rock sugar.
    — Minhae Shim Roth, Good Housekeeping, 1 Dec. 2022
  • Nian gao, the traditional glutinous rice cake, appears in the shape of gnocchi with chives, for example.
    — Janelle Bitker, San Francisco Chronicle, 1 Feb. 2021
  • Everything gets steamed together in one bowl so that the glutinous rice can absorb all the delicious flavors.
    — Jessie Yuchen, Bon Appétit, 30 Jan. 2022
  • Enter mochi, a Japanese treat that is made from mochiko, or glutinous rice flour (which is naturally gluten-free, despite its name).
    — Kate Kassin, Bon Appétit, 2 May 2022
  • One of my favorite traditional Chinese dishes for Lunar New Year is tang yuan, the mochi-like glutinous rice balls often filled with black sesame paste.
    — Janelle Bitker, San Francisco Chronicle, 17 Jan. 2023
  • Families observe this time by enjoying special foods, such as glutinous rice balls known as tang yuan.
    — Brian Handwerk, National Geographic, 19 Dec. 2019
  • Thick creamy coconut milk is blended with glutinous rice flour and flavored with palm sugar and Pandan for a fragrance and flavor similar to vanilla.
    — Elizabeth Karmel, Forbes, 20 June 2022
  • And finally, the province of Fujian in eastern China makes a glutinous rice vinegar infused with a special fungus that gives the final product more of a dark red hue than black.
    — Clarissa Wei, Bon Appétit, 29 May 2021
  • For a taste of cherry blossom (minus the actual trees), check a Japanese market for sakuramochi, glutinous rice balls stuffed with sweet red bean paste and wrapped in cherry blossom leaves.
    — Emily Matchar, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Sep. 2020
  • For something completely different texturally, pick up a pack of tri-colored sapin-sapin, made with glutinous rice flour and coconut milk.
    — Emma Balter, Chron, 5 Jan. 2023
  • The celebration concludes on the 15th day with the Lantern Festival, where children carry around lanterns and families eat glutinous rice balls together.
    — Frances Lee, Woman's Day, 12 Feb. 2021

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