Ciba

Ciba (Simplified/Traditional Chinese: 糍粑; Pinyin: Cíbā) is a snack of steamed glutinous rice pounded into a sticky cake, then sliced, grilled, fried, or coated with brown sugar and soybean flour. It is listed on the Chinese Rice Snack hub alongside other sticky-rice foods.

Characteristics

Extremely sticky and chewy; often sweet with sugar or savory when grilled with chili. Regional names and shapes vary widely.

Ingredients (overview)

Glutinous rice, water; coatings may include brown sugar, roasted soybean flour, sesame. Related to but not identical to Nian Gao or Tangyuan.

History and culture

Folk festival and winter snack across southern provinces; Chinese Rice Snack groups it with other pounded or sticky rice products.

Serving and variations

Street snack or home treat. See Chinese Rice Snack and Nian Gao.

See also

• Chinese Rice Snack
• Nian Gao
• Tangyuan
• Lor Mai Chi
• List of dishes (A-Z)

References

• English Wikipedia