sticky rice

[ stik-ee rahys ]

noun

1. a variety of cultivated short-grain rice grown especially in Southeast, East, and South Asia that becomes notably sticky when cooked: most varieties of short-grain rice contain both amylopectin and amylose, but sticky rice contains only amylopectin.

Word History and Origins

Origin of sticky rice¹

First recorded in 1840–45

Example Sentences

Influencers share their choreographed dances and debate whether the sticky rice dumplings are better in Taiwan’s north or south.

From New York Times

I also had my eye on the tofu salad rolls and shrimp toast — not to mention the grilled chicken thighs with sticky rice.

From Seattle Times

There were trays of banh mi, sticky rice wrapped in banana leaves, and glossy, roasted whole ducks hung in a heated cabinet.

From Seattle Times

Fans also line up on weekends for its rice rolls, chicken sticky rice, egg yolk buns and bean curd wrap with pork and enoki mushroom.

From Seattle Times

Farmers in India continue to protest over crop prices, Singapore hosts an international airshow, Tokyo’s stock market surged to an all-time high, and Cambodian rice farmers get busy cooking sticky rice in bamboo for a post-harvest celebration while others are still picking their cassava.

From Seattle Times