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Thursday, March 11, 2010
Sweet dumplings made of glutinous rice flour
Glutinous rice (Oryza sativa var. glutinosa or Oryza glutinosa; also called sticky rice, sweet rice, waxy rice, botan rice, biroin chal, mochi rice, and pearl rice[1]) is a type of short-grained Asian rice that is especially sticky when cooked. It is called glutinous (< Latin glūtinōsus[2]) in the sense of being glue-like or sticky and not in the sense of containing gluten; on the other hand, it is called sticky but should not be confused with the other varieties of Asian rice that become sticky to one degree or another when cooked. Chinese Lunar New Year Lantern Festival, also known as Lantern Festival, Yuan night Lantern Festival. It is also called the Lantern Festival.