![]() That’s one of the reasons why eating sticky rice is so common for farmers and laborers in Thailand – to have lasting energy. And many people often think that if you’re feeling sleepy or need a nap, you may have eaten too much sticky rice (this is a joke, but I have heard many Thais use it)!īut there is a point to it – Thai sticky rice is higher in calories and takes longer to digest than regular rice. In Thailand, sticky rice is considered a serious energy food. When you look at raw sticky rice, it looks almost the same as normal long grain rice, but you’ll notice the color is whiter and milky – it’s not transparent at all. Now, I don’t really begin to know what each really is, but sticky rice contains almost zero amylose and all amylopectin, and that’s the reason it’s sticky. ![]() This article by The Kitchn explains that all rice is made up of two different parts of starch components: amylose and amylopectin. The grains are glutinous, like tiny little gummy worms (it’s not sweet of course, but that’s closest texture I can think of). Sticky rice is a type of rice that is extremely sticky – in fact when you pick it up with your fingers, it will stick to your fingers. In Thai, sticky rice is called khao neow (ข้าวเหนียว), which literally means rice sticky. ![]() What is sticky rice? First, what is sticky rice? ![]()
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