Dishes made with glutinous rice flour
7 dishes from around the world that list glutinous rice flour as a main ingredient.
DangoVegan団子
🇯🇵 JapanJapanese sweet dumplings made from rice flour, often served on skewers
Sweet or dessert, Snacks, Tea time
Nian gaoVegan年糕
🇨🇳 China and 5 moreSticky rice cake enjoyed at Chinese New Year for good luck
Sweet or dessert, Snacks
Tangyuan汤圆 / 湯圓
🇨🇳 China and 5 moreGlutinous rice balls, often filled, served in sweet or savory broth
Sweet or dessert, Snacks
Jian duiVegetarian
🇨🇳 China and 5 moreFried glutinous rice balls coated with sesame seeds and filled with sweet paste
Sweet or dessert, Snacks, Tea time
Onde-ondeVegan
🇮🇩 Indonesia and 3 moreSweet rice flour balls with palm sugar and coconut, common in Southeast Asia
Sweet or dessert, Snacks
Kuih粿 / کوءيه / kue
🇲🇾 Malaysia and 5 moreBite-sized sweet or savoury snacks made from rice or glutinous rice flour
Pie or savoury pastry, Snacks
Qingtuan青团
🇨🇳 ChinaGreen glutinous rice dumpling filled with sweet or savory paste, eaten at Qingming Festival
Dumpling, Snacks
Photo credits on this page
The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.
- Nian gao: Schawhoi Kamnls, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Dango: Maakun, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Tangyuan: cherrylet, CC BY 2.0, source
- Jian dui: PL09Puryono, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Onde-onde: Yun Huang Yong, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Kuih: Gunawan Kartapranata, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Qingtuan: 猫猫的日记本, CC BY-SA 3.0, source