Sweet sticky rice topped with fresh mango and kiwi accompanied by gingered chocolate sauce is one of the many sweet sushi delights. |
The staple food of the Lao is sticky rice, also known as glutinous rice or sweet rice. |
Whereas in central and southern Thailand polished white rice is eaten, in the north and northeast people eat glutinous or sticky rice. |
So why do some people think it is about barbecued pork buns, sticky rice in lotus-leaf parcels and shredded yam puffs? |
I also hope that Southern style sticky rice is on the agenda since it goes so well with cubed steak. |
I snacked on sticky rice cooked in bamboo, but there were more exotic treats such as crickets, bamboo worms and bee larvae available. |