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

Bella Aguirre sat on a stool at Sticky Rice’s counter, finishing her meal of pad kra pow.

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She ended her set by eating a bowl of mango sticky rice, aptly, during her song “Mango Sticky Rice.”

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So, is the coffee creamer like a mango sticky rice?

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

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

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