Hiya

Can anyone advise where I could buy sticky/sweet rice? If anyone has made/cooked it I would been keen to know too.

CW

Hi Clarence, welcome to the board !

When you say sticky/sweet rice what exactly do you mean?

If you mean the sort of rice used for making risotto you need to look for things like "Arborio" rice...

If you mean sticky as often served with Chinese dishes so it can be eaten with chopsticks thats generally just normal long grain rice that tends to be cooked in such a way that it binds together(sometimes things like coconut milk might also be added)

Steve

Having eaten it in Vietnam/Cambodia etc. I am sure it is a completely different type of rice, glutinous I think. I am sure it is available at Oriental grocers like Wing Yip.

Mamta

It appears you are right ! - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glutinous_rice

Steve

glutinous rice is very good with Thai curries. I mix glutinous rice and basmati rice to make paella. I believe it is best to use some glutinous rice when making dosa/idli batter. And the Japanese use a kind in their sushi dishes.

It is indeed called glutinous rice, the higher the content of amylopetin the stickier the rice. Glutinous rice is a misnomer as rice doesn't contain gluten!

It is great to eat with your hands on picnics, or in your canapes for buffets if you don't want them to fall apart!

Thanks everyone ... I should have highlighted that I was thinking of the sticky rice I get in Thai resturants.

Will try my asian supermarket at the weekend

CW

Winton,

I think glutinous (rather than glutenous) refers to the glueyness rather than gluten.