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Crystal rice crusts (锅巴 / rice snack)

Introduction

Rice is the staple grain for much of China. After cleaning, hulling, and milling, rice appears not only as steamed table rice but also as snacks: crispy crusts, leaf-wrapped dumplings, sticky cakes, porridges, and festive sweets. This hub collects rice-forward snack and light-meal pages so readers can move from Chinese Snack general lists into sticky-rice and porridge traditions.

Savory and sweet styles both count. New Year and festival foods such as Nian Gao and Zongzi sit beside everyday street bowls like Congee and cup puddings such as Put Chai Ko.

Crispy and puffed rice

Guoba 锅巴 — crispy rice crust, eaten as a snack or used in stir-fries
Popcorn / puffed rice 爆米花 and fried rice kernels 炒米 — casual puffed snacks
Snow crackers 雪饼 and dried seafood-style rice crackers — packaged rice crisps
Rice candy / puffed-rice candy 米花糖 — sweetened puffed clusters (links toward Chinese Candy)

Sticky rice, dumplings, and cakes

Zongzi 粽子 — leaf-wrapped sticky-rice dumplings (Dragon Boat Festival)
Nian Gao 年糕 — sticky rice cake for Lunar New Year; steamed, pan-fried, or sweet/savory
Ciba 糍粑 — pounded sticky-rice cakes, often coated with soy flour or sugar
Qingtuan 青团 — Jiangnan spring green sticky-rice dumplings
Lor Mai Chi — coconut-coated sticky-rice balls (Cantonese sweet)
Put Chai Ko 钵仔糕 — steamed rice-flour pudding in small bowls
Lo Mai Gai — lotus-leaf sticky rice with savory filling (dim sum; rice meal/snack border)

Porridges and sweet soups

Congee 粥 — rice porridge, savory or plain, nationwide breakfast and comfort food
Eight Treasure Porridge 八宝粥 — sweet mixed-grain/fruit porridge
Laba Congee 腊八粥 — mid-winter festival porridge
Tangyuan 汤圆 — glutinous-rice balls in sweet or savory soup (Lantern Festival and year-round)
Fermented sweet rice 醪糟 (láo zāo) — lightly alcoholic sweet rice base for soups and desserts

Related festival pastries that use other starches or wheat wrappers—such as Mooncake—are linked from Chinese Snack and seasonal pages rather than forced into a rice-only list.

Serving culture

Rice snacks track the calendar: Zongzi for Dragon Boat, Nian Gao and many sticky sweets for New Year, Tangyuan for Lantern Festival, Laba Congee in the twelfth lunar month. Tea houses and Dim Sum carts serve steamed rice cakes and leaf parcels; street stalls sell bowl puddings and hot Congee. Northern wheat snacks dominate some regions, but southern and eastern provinces keep rice snacks central to everyday grazing.

For candy brands and hard sweets, see Chinese Candy; for general non-rice snacks, see Chinese Snack.

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 == Introduction ==
-Rice is the staple grain for much of China. After cleaning, hulling, and milling, rice retains a large share of its nutrients and appears not only as steamed rice but also as snacks: crispy crusts, sticky dumplings, porridges, and festive cakes.
+Rice is the staple grain for much of China. After cleaning, hulling, and milling, rice appears not only as steamed table rice but also as snacks: crispy crusts, leaf-wrapped dumplings, sticky cakes, porridges, and festive sweets. This hub collects rice-forward snack and light-meal pages so readers can move from [[Chinese Snack]] general lists into sticky-rice and porridge traditions.
+Savory and sweet styles both count. New Year and festival foods such as [[Nian Gao]] and [[Zongzi]] sit beside everyday street bowls like [[Congee]] and cup puddings such as [[Put Chai Ko]].
+== Crispy and puffed rice ==
+* [[Guoba]] 锅巴 — crispy rice crust, eaten as a snack or used in stir-fries
+* Popcorn / puffed rice 爆米花 and fried rice kernels 炒米 — casual puffed snacks
+* Snow crackers 雪饼 and dried seafood-style rice crackers — packaged rice crisps
+* Rice candy / puffed-rice candy 米花糖 — sweetened puffed clusters (links toward [[Chinese Candy]])
-== Lists of rice snacks ==
+== Sticky rice, dumplings, and cakes ==
-* [[Guoba]] 锅巴 — crispy rice crust, also used in stir-fries
 * [[Zongzi]] 粽子 — leaf-wrapped sticky-rice dumplings (Dragon Boat Festival)
-* Popcorn rice / puffed rice 爆米花
+* [[Nian Gao]] 年糕 — sticky rice cake for Lunar New Year; steamed, pan-fried, or sweet/savory
-* Snow crackers 雪饼
+* [[Ciba]] 糍粑 — pounded sticky-rice cakes, often coated with soy flour or sugar
-* Dried seafood rice crackers 鲜贝 (snack style)
+* [[Qingtuan]] 青团 — Jiangnan spring green sticky-rice dumplings
-* Fried rice kernels 炒米
+* [[Lor Mai Chi]] — coconut-coated sticky-rice balls (Cantonese sweet)
-* Rice candy / puffed-rice candy 米花糖
+* [[Put Chai Ko]] 钵仔糕 — steamed rice-flour pudding in small bowls
-* [[Nian Gao]] 年糕 — sticky rice cake for New Year
+* [[Lo Mai Gai]] — lotus-leaf sticky rice with savory filling (dim sum; rice meal/snack border)
-* Eight-treasure porridge 八宝粥
-* Fermented sweet rice 醪糟 (''láo zāo'')
-* Ci ba / ci ba cake 糍粑
-== Related ==
+== Porridges and sweet soups ==
-* [[Chinese Snack]]
+* [[Congee]] 粥 — rice porridge, savory or plain, nationwide breakfast and comfort food
-* [[Guoba]]
+* [[Eight Treasure Porridge]] 八宝粥 — sweet mixed-grain/fruit porridge
-* [[Zongzi]]
+* [[Laba Congee]] 腊八粥 — mid-winter festival porridge
-* [[Yangzhou Fried Rice]]
+* [[Tangyuan]] 汤圆 — glutinous-rice balls in sweet or savory soup (Lantern Festival and year-round)
+* Fermented sweet rice 醪糟 (''láo zāo'') — lightly alcoholic sweet rice base for soups and desserts
+Related festival pastries that use other starches or wheat wrappers—such as [[Mooncake]]—are linked from [[Chinese Snack]] and seasonal pages rather than forced into a rice-only list.
+== Serving culture ==
+Rice snacks track the calendar: [[Zongzi]] for Dragon Boat, [[Nian Gao]] and many sticky sweets for New Year, [[Tangyuan]] for Lantern Festival, [[Laba Congee]] in the twelfth lunar month. Tea houses and [[Dim Sum]] carts serve steamed rice cakes and leaf parcels; street stalls sell bowl puddings and hot [[Congee]]. Northern wheat snacks dominate some regions, but southern and eastern provinces keep rice snacks central to everyday grazing.
+For candy brands and hard sweets, see [[Chinese Candy]]; for general non-rice snacks, see [[Chinese Snack]].
 == See also ==
 * [[Chinese Snack]]
+* [[Chinese Candy]]
 * [[Guoba]]
 * [[Zongzi]]
-* [[Chinese Candy]]
+* [[Nian Gao]]
-* [[White Rabbit Candy]]
+* [[Tangyuan]]
+* [[Congee]]
+* [[Eight Treasure Porridge]]
+* [[Laba Congee]]
+* [[Put Chai Ko]]
+* [[Ciba]]
+* [[Qingtuan]]
+* [[Lor Mai Chi]]
+* [[Mooncake]]
+* [[Yangzhou Fried Rice]]
+* [[Dim Sum]]