Sticky rice:糯米(蒸熟后黏性很强的米),常用于亚洲甜点、粽子、年糕等。(也常被称为 glutinous rice,但通常不含面筋/麸质。)
/ˈstɪki raɪs/
Sticky rice is often steamed and eaten with mango.
糯米常常被蒸熟后配芒果一起吃。
In many Southeast Asian cuisines, sticky rice is soaked overnight before steaming so it becomes soft, fragrant, and pleasantly chewy.
在许多东南亚菜系中,糯米会先浸泡一整夜再蒸,这样会变得柔软、香气更足,而且口感有嚼劲。
sticky 源自古英语相关词根,表示“黏的、会粘住的”;rice 来自更早的外来词传统(经由欧洲语言传入英语),指“稻米”。合起来 sticky rice 直译就是“黏的米”,对应中文“糯米”。在食品语境中,它强调的是蒸煮后天然的黏性与糯性。