Glutinous rice

Also called sticky rice, sweet rice, mochi rice and Oryza sativa var. glutinosa

Glutinous rice is a variety of rice and a cereal grain. Cooks steam, boil, simmer, deep-fry, dry-toast, ferment, or grill it, blend it into a paste, and pair it with coconut.

Plant-based

About the plain ingredient, not packaged products; general information, not medical advice. Details

Category: Grains, flours & pasta
Variety of: Rice
Part used: Seed
Cooked most in: Asia
Top country: Indonesia
Dishes: 41 in the catalogue

Photo: Takeaway · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

In the kitchen

How to use glutinous rice

Typical ways to cook or use it

Boil simmer
Deep fry
Dry toast
Ferment
Grill
Paste blend
Steam

Preparing it

For Filipino rice dough, soak the uncooked grains in water or coconut milk, usually overnight, then grind them into a paste. To make Lao khao khua, toast the rice and crush it.

Goes well with

coconut

Around the world

Where glutinous rice is cooked

41 dishes in the catalogue use glutinous rice. Here is where they come from.

Dishes by continent

Asia38

Countries whose dishes use it most

Counts are catalogued dishes from each country that list glutinous rice among their ingredients.

On the table

Dishes made with glutinous rice

33 of the 41 catalogued dishes that use it, spread across the countries they come from.

Kerak telor
Indonesia
Bánh chay
Vietnam
Yaksik
Lemper
Indonesia
Bánh chưng
Vietnam
Chanochi
Bubur kampiun
Indonesia
Bánh trôi
Vietnam
Ketan sarikaya
Indonesia
Bánh tét
Vietnam
Tetal
Indonesia
Wajik
Indonesia
Bubur ketan hitam
Indonesia
Katirisala
Indonesia
Lapek sagan
Indonesia
Lupis
Indonesia
Nasi guri
Indonesia
Bungong Kayee
Indonesia
Madumongso
Indonesia
Angsle
Indonesia
Dodol betawi
Indonesia
Lapek bugih
Indonesia
Lemang
Indonesia
Pundut nasi
Indonesia
Cingkaruk
Indonesia
Kubang boyo
Indonesia
Pekasam
Indonesia, Malaysia
Punten
Indonesia
White glutinous rice lemang
Indonesia
Brem
Indonesia
Jadah blondo
Indonesia
Jin deui
Indonesia
Seto dyed rice

Dish lists come from Wikidata; a dish counts when its recorded ingredients include glutinous rice.

Good to know

Diet and allergens: glutinous rice in detail

These notes describe the plain ingredient. Packaged and prepared products vary, so read the label; for allergies and medical diets ask a doctor or dietitian.

Allergens: None of the 15 listed allergens foundChecked and not found: eggs, fish, milk, molluscs, sulphites, crustaceans.
Animal origin: No animal ingredients foundChecked and not found: egg, fish, meat, dairy, honey, insect, gelatin, poultry, bone char, shellfish, other animal, animal fining, animal rennet.
Alcohol: None
Pork: None

Family

Related forms

A kind of: rice
A variety of: rice
Made from it: glutinous rice flour (ground)

Around the world

What glutinous rice is called

Names in 53 languages, from Wikidata.

Spanish
arroz glutinoso · arroz aglutinado · arroz pegajoso · mochigome
French
riz gluant · Khao niao · riz glutineux · riz collant
Italian
riso glutinoso · Riso nero glutinoso
Portuguese
arroz glutinoso
German
Klebreis · sushi reis
Dutch
kleefrijst
Turkish
Yapışkan pirinç
Russian
клейкий рис · Сладкий рис · Липкий рис
Polish
Ryż kleisty
Arabic
أرز دبق · الأرز الدبق
Persian
برنج چسبناک
Hebrew
אורז דביק

Show all 53 languages

ami
Lahekakay a panay, tadapanay, bangsisay a panay
Assamese
বৰা
Balinese
Ketan
Bangla
চটচটে চাল
Basque
arroz likatsu · arroz itsaskor · arroz glutinoso · Oryza sativa var. glutinosa
Burmese
ကောက်ညှင်း
Cantonese
糯米
Catalan
arròs glutinós · Arròs enganxatós
cdo
秫米
Chinese
糯稻 · 糯米湯 · 江米 · 秫米
Czech
lepkavá rýže · sladká rýže · moči rýže · rýže moči
Danish
Klæberis
Esperanto
glueca rizo · glurizo
Filipino
Malagkit
Galician
Arroz glutinoso
Hakka Chinese
Nò-mí
Hungarian
ragacsos rizs · ragadós rizs
Indonesian
Beras ketan
Japanese
もち米 · カオニャオ · 餅米 · 糯米
Javanese
Beras ketan
kge
Kotan
Korean
찹쌀
Lao
ເຂົ້າໜຽວ
Latvian
lipīgie rīsi · saldie rīsi
Malay
pulut · beras pulut
Manchu
ᠶᡝᠶᡝ ᡥᠠᠨᡩᡠ
Minangkabau
sipuluik · bareh katan · bareh puluik · katan
Norwegian Bokmål
Kleberis
pih
Stikii rais
Shan
ၶဝ်ႈၼဵဝ်
Sichuan Yi
ꑗ
Simplified Chinese
糯稻
Simplified Chinese (China)
糯稻
Simplified Chinese (Singapore)
糯稻
Slovak
Oryza sativa var. glutinosa
Slovenian
lepljivi riž · glutinozni riž
Sundanese
Béas ketan
Swedish
klibbris
szy
nipaluma-sumanahay a panay, tadapanay, bangsisay a panay
Thai
ข้าวเหนียว
Traditional Chinese
糯稻
Traditional Chinese (Hong Kong SAR China)
糯稻
Traditional Chinese (Taiwan)
糯稻
Ukrainian
клейкий рис
Vietnamese
gạo nếp
Waray
Pilit
Zhuang
Haeuxcid

Sources and credits

Data

GlobeCooks editorial: descriptions, kitchen notes and classification, written by GlobeCooks from checked sources
Wikidata: names, classification and dishes (CC0 1.0)
Wikimedia Commons: photos

Wikidata item: Q115443

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