Glutinous rice goes by many names depending on country, culture or region: sticky rice, sweet rice, waxy rice, botan rice, mochi rice, biroin chal, and pearl rice. It’s especially sticky when cooked. It does not contain gluten. Fillings are usually savory, but there are many, many variations: Skinless mung beans Red bean paste Jujubes Char siu (Chinese barbecue pork) Chinese Northern sausage Chinese black mushrooms Salted duck eggs/yolks Chestnuts Boiled peanuts Green beans Dried shrimp Scallops Chicken
5 cups glutinous rice 1/2 pound dried mung beans 20 dried chestnuts 1 tablespoon salt 1/8 teaspoon Chinese five spice powder 10 dried Chinese black mushrooms, soaked with stems removed and caps sliced 20 bamboo leaves 1/2 pound pork belly, sliced
50 sheets of bamboo or reed leaves Glutinous rice (1 kilogram), about 2. 2 pounds Chinese red dried dates (250 grams)
