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Sticky Rice (Glutinous)

Glutinous rice (no gluten — the name is starch): steamed after long soaking for the chewy clusters of Lao/Thai dessert rice.

Water ratio
steam, not boiled — soak 4+ hrs first
Rinse
3 times
Soak
4–8 hours (or overnight)
Method
steam in cloth/basket 20–25 min
Cook time
20–25 min steam
Origin
Thailand / Laos

About Sticky Rice (Glutinous)

Glutinous rice contains no gluten — "glutinous" describes its gluey amylopectin. The method is entirely different: long soak, then steam (never boil — it dissolves). Mango sticky rice, Lao khao niao, zongzi, and mochi all live here. The bamboo steamer basket is traditional and genuinely better than improvised setups; the rice reheats by re-steaming, never microwaving dry.

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