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Crystal rice crusts (锅巴 / rice snack)

Introduction

Rice is the staple grain for much of China. After cleaning, hulling, and milling, rice retains a large share of its nutrients and appears not only as steamed rice but also as snacks: crispy crusts, sticky dumplings, porridges, and festive cakes.

Lists of rice snacks

Guoba 锅巴 — crispy rice crust, also used in stir-fries
Zongzi 粽子 — leaf-wrapped sticky-rice dumplings (Dragon Boat Festival)
Popcorn rice / puffed rice 爆米花
Snow crackers 雪饼
Dried seafood rice crackers 鲜贝 (snack style)
Fried rice kernels 炒米
Rice candy / puffed-rice candy 米花糖
Nian gao 年糕 — sticky rice cake for New Year
Eight-treasure porridge 八宝粥
Fermented sweet rice 醪糟 (láo zāo)
Ci ba / ci ba cake 糍粑

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-== Introduce ==
+{{#seo:
+|title=Chinese Rice Snack - Chinese Food Wiki
+|description=Rice-based Chinese snacks such as Guoba, Zongzi, nian gao, and sweet rice crackers.
+}}
-Rice is the finished product of rice after cleaning, hulling, milling, finishing and other processes. Rice contains nearly 64% of the nutrients in rice and more than 90% of the nutrients needed by the human body, and is the main food for most people in China.
+[[File:Crystal rice crusts Chinese Food Wiki.jpg|thumb|right|Crystal rice crusts (锅巴 / rice snack)]]
+== Introduction ==
+Rice is the staple grain for much of China. After cleaning, hulling, and milling, rice retains a large share of its nutrients and appears not only as steamed rice but also as snacks: crispy crusts, sticky dumplings, porridges, and festive cakes.
-== Lists of Rice Snack ==
+== Lists of rice snacks ==
+* [[Guoba]] 锅巴 — crispy rice crust, also used in stir-fries
+* [[Zongzi]] 粽子 — leaf-wrapped sticky-rice dumplings (Dragon Boat Festival)
+* Popcorn rice / puffed rice 爆米花
+* Snow crackers 雪饼
+* Dried seafood rice crackers 鲜贝 (snack style)
+* Fried rice kernels 炒米
+* Rice candy / puffed-rice candy 米花糖
+* Nian gao 年糕 — sticky rice cake for New Year
+* Eight-treasure porridge 八宝粥
+* Fermented sweet rice 醪糟 (''láo zāo'')
+* Ci ba / ci ba cake 糍粑
-[[Guoba]] 锅巴
+== Related ==
+* [[Chinese Snack]]
+* [[Guoba]]
+* [[Zongzi]]
+* [[Yangzhou Fried Rice]]
-爆米花
+== See also ==
-雪饼
+* [[Chinese Snack]]
+* [[Guoba]]
-鲜贝
+* [[Zongzi]]
+* [[Chinese Candy]]
-炒米
+* [[White Rabbit Candy]]
-米花糖
-粽子
-年糕
-八宝粥
-醪糟
-滋粑