Puffed rice cakes
The puffed rice cake is a flat hard food made with puffed rice. Typically, it is eaten as a snack or used as a base for other ingredients.[1]
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| Main ingredients | Puffed rice |
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While it is low in nutrients, it is generally considered to be a low-calorie food, and is often consumed among dieters as a substitute for higher-calorie breads or other food items.[2]
Some rice cakes are flavored. Common flavorings include chicken, sweet chili, cheese, butter, chocolate, caramel, salt and vinegar, or apple cinnamon.
Most rice cakes are round, though square varieties are available.
Wor Bar
Traditionally, Wor Bar (Guoba in Mandarin, translates to "pot's burnt") refers to the slightly browned rice that is stuck to the bottom of clay pots, which, after caramelization, results in the rice being formed into a single piece and giving it a slightly burned flavor. It may be brewed into tea, or served as part of a main meal by pouring savory meat sauces over the heated puffed rice cake.
Gallery
American puffed rice cakes
Chinese puffed rice cakes
Korean jeopsi-ppeong-twigi (plate-shaped puffed rice cakes)
Korean garae-tteok-ppeong-twigi made from sliced rice cakes
Korean nurungji-ppeong-twigi made from scorched rice
Commercially-prepared Rice Krispies Treats made from puffed rice mixed with marshmallow
References
- Houck, Brenna (17 September 2020). "The Rise and Fall of the Quaker Rice Cake, America's One-Time Favorite Health Snack". Eater. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
- Groves, Melissa. "Are rice cakes healthy? Nutrition, calories, and health effects". Healthline. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
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