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Flattened rice is a preparation of rice made from raw, toasted, or parboiled rice grains pounded into flat flakes. [1] It is traditional to many rice-cultivating cultures in Southeast Asia and South Asia. [2] It is also known as rice flakes, [3] beaten rice, pounded rice, pressed rice [2] or chipped rice.
Fill a pot with water and add the rice—the rice should be covered by several inches of water and have enough room to bob up and down (about a 1:4 ratio of rice to water). If using, add at least ...
Pinipig is a flattened rice ingredient from the Philippines.It is made of immature grains of glutinous rice pounded until flat before being toasted. It is commonly used as toppings for various desserts in Filipino cuisine, but can also be eaten plain, made into cakes, or mixed with drinks and other dishes.
Iraqi rice cooking is a multi-step process intended to produce tender, fluffy grains of rice. [12] A prominent aspect of Iraqi rice cooking is the hikakeh, a crisp bottom crust. [12] The hikakeh contains some loose rice as well. [12] Before serving, the hikakeh is broken into pieces so that everyone is provided with some along with the fluffy ...
A Nepali farmer winnows rice grains to separate them from the husks in a field in Khokana, Lalitpur, Nepal, on Nov. 6, 2024. Credit - Subaas Shrestha—NurPhoto via Getty Images
Puffed rice or other grains are occasionally found as street food in China, Korea (called "ppeong twigi" 뻥튀기), and Japan (called "pon gashi" ポン菓子), where hawkers implement the puffing process using an integrated pushcart/puffer featuring a rotating steel pressure chamber heated over an open flame. The great booming sound produced ...
Farofa (Brazilian Portuguese:) is a type of meal made from toasted cassava. [1] It is eaten mainly in Brazil. It can be found commercially produced and packaged but can also be prepared at home based on family recipes. Most recipes will also contain varying amounts of salt, smoked meat, and spices.
Instant rice is a white rice that is partly precooked and then is dehydrated and packed in a dried form similar in appearance to that of regular white rice. That process allows the product to be later cooked as if it were normal rice but with a typical cooking time of 5 minutes, not the 20–30 minutes needed by white rice (or the still greater time required by brown rice).