Sticky rice or glutinous rice is the main type of rice grown and consumed by the Lao of Laos and Northeast Thailand, areas which are considered to be the primary center of origin and domestication of Asian rice (Oryza sativa L.). It has been cultivated in this area for 4,000 years. An estimated 85% of Lao rice production is of this type. Despite the misleading name, glutinous rice does not actually contain any gluten. Species References ITIS 41975 2002-09-22 Rice (genus Oryza) is a plant of the grass family which is a dietary staple of more than half of the worlds human population. ... Isan is the northeastern region of Thailand Pak Isan (also written as Isaan, Issan, or Esarn; Thai/Isan อีสาน) is the northeast region of Thailand. ... Wheat - a prime source of gluten Gluten is an amorphous ergastic protein found combined with starch in the endosperm of most cereals. ...

In Thai, Lao and Isaan, sticky rice is kao neaw: "kao" means rice, and "neaw" means sticky. Isan (or Isaan or Esarn) is the language of the Isan region of Thailand. ...

The improved rice varieties that swept through Asia during the Green Revolution were non-glutinous types and Lao farmers rejected them in favour of their traditional sticky varieties. Gradually though, improved higher-yield strains of sticky rice became available from the Laotian National Rice Research Programme. By 1999, more than 70% of the area along the Mekong River Valley was of the newer strains. The Green Revolution is the process of technological development of agricultural techniques that began in Mexico in 1944 and has since spread throughout the world. ... 1999 is a common year starting on Friday of the Common Era, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... View of the Mekong before the sunset The Mekong is one of the worlds major rivers. ...

A packet of sticky rice in a traditional Isan banana-leaf wrapper

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Laotian traditions

Sticky rice is usually served in a small basket made out of bamboo; the fingers of the right hand are used to eat it by wadding the rice. Two of the most popular dishes are gai yaang and tam mak hung (ตำหมากหุ่ง). Gai yaang is grilled chicken, while tam mak hung is a spicy papaya salad. Genera Many, see text Bamboos are a group of woody perennial evergreen plants in the true grass family Poaceae, subfamily Bambusoideae, tribe Bambuseae. ... Gai yang or kai yang (Thai ไกย่าง)is a type of grilled or barbecued chicken originating in the Isan region of Thailand. ... A dish of som tam, made with papaya, beans, chili and lime Som tam (Thai/Isan ส้มตำ) is a spicy papaya salad originating in Laos and the Isan region of Thailand. ... Binomial name Gallus gallus (Linnaeus, 1758) A chicken (Gallus gallus) is a type of domesticated bird which is often raised as a type of poultry. ... Binomial name Carica papaya L. The papaya, also known as mamao, tree melon, or pawpaw (not to be confused with the true pawpaw), is the fruit of the tree Carica papaya. ... —Cleopatra, in Shakespeares Antony and Cleopatra, 1606 A salad is a food item generally served either before or after the main dish as a separate course, as a main course in itself, or as a side dish accompanying the main dish. ...

Kao neaw is also eaten with desserts. Kao neaw moon is Kao neaw steamed with coconut milk that can be served with ripened mango or durian. And kao neaw kluay is banana and kao neaw steamed together, usually with coconut milk. WINKY DESSERTS!!!!!! ... Steaming is cooking by steam. ... Binomial name Cocos nucifera L. Also a song by Harry Nilsson The Coconut Palm (Cocos nucifera), is a member of the Family Arecaceae (palm family). ... Species Mangifera altissima Mangifera caesia Mangifera camptosperma Mangifera casturi Mangifera foetida Mangifera indica Mangifera kemanga Mangifera longipes Mangifera macrocarpa Mangifera odorata Mangifera pajang Mangifera pentandra Mangifera persiciformis Mangifera siamensis The mango (Mangifera spp. ... Species Durio dulcis Durio graveolens Durio kutejensis Durio oxlevanus Durio zibethinus The Durian (Durio) is a plant and genus of 25-30 species of tropical trees native to southeast Asia. ... Species Hybrid origin; see text A banana is a tree-like plant (though strictly a herb) of the genus Musa in the family Musaceae, closely related to plantains. ...

Chinese traditions

The Chinese have adopted sticky rice as part of their diet, mostly in seasonal or holiday-related foods. For example, zongzi is a Chinese dumpling consisting of sticky rice and fillings steamed in leaves, usually eaten during the Dragon Boat Festival. Rice dumpling with azuki bean filling The zongzi or rice dumpling (Chinese: 粽子 or 糭子; pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: tsung-tzu) is a traditional Chinese food, similar to the Mesoamerican tamal. ... A more specific term for dragon boat as a sport is dragon boat race, which is a team paddling sport on water, using painted boats to which are attached decorative dragon heads and tails. ...

Japanese traditions

Mochi is a traditional dessert made of sticky rice, and is typically eaten during the Japanese New Year. Rice Cake Pounding mochi in an usu Making mochi with a modern piece of equipment Mochi (餅) is a food prepared from a variety of rice called mochigome (mochi rice) and used as an ingredient in several Japanese recipes. ... WINKY DESSERTS!!!!!! ... In ancient times, the Japanese New Year (正月 shōgatsu) followed the same lunisolar calendar as the Chinese/Korean/Vietnamese New Year (at the beginning of spring). ...

Vietnamese traditions

Sticky rice, known as xôi (cooked) or nếp (uncooked) in Vietnamese, is most typically eaten during each full moon as offerings. It is also common during Tết, the Vietnamese New Year. The Galileo spacecraft took this composite image on 7 December 1992 on its way to explore the Jupiter system in 1995-97. ... For the river in Roussillon, France, see Têt River. ...

Slang

"Sticky rice" is also a slang term for gay Asian males who are exclusively or predominantly attracted to other gay Asian males. It may or may not be considered offensive.

See also

• Cuisine of China
  • Hakka cuisine
• Cuisine of Japan
• Cuisine of Laos
• Cuisine of Thailand

China has one of the richest culinary heritages on Earth. ... Hakka people are migratory tribes of ethnic Han people originated from central China. ... There are many views of what is fundamental to Japanese cuisine. ... Lao cuisine is the cuisine of the Lao ethnic group of Laos and Northeast Thailand (Isan). ... Thai seafood curry Thai cuisine is known for its balance of five fundamental flavors in each dish or the overall meal - hot (spicy), sour, sweet, salty and bitter. ...

External link

• Laos at the crossroads