What is the difference between sticky rice and chinese restaurant rice?

Question

I love the steamed rice that you get with your meals at a chinese restaurant, and it is sticky. Is it the same as so-called "sticky rice?" Also, can I make rice at home (with or without a rice cooker) like what I get at a chinese restaurant?

Answer 1

Chinese restaurant rice is typically a long grain rice.



Sticky rice (like sushi rice) is a short grain or medium grain rice. The short or medium grain rices release more starch when cooking so they are "sticky".



However, I think what you're referring to is a "sticky" rice that's cooked long grain rice with slightly more water than usual.



I would suggest 1.75 to 2 cups of water for every 1 cup of long grain rice to get a clumpier white rice. Personally, I like about 1.5 cups of water to 1 cup of rice where the rice isn't as sticky.



You don't need a rice cooker.

Make sure your pot is big enough.

Bring the water to boil and pour in the uncooked rice.

When the water comes back to a boil, cover and turn to medium-low to let the rice simmer and absorb the water.

Cooking time about 30 minutes.

Answer 2

Sticky Rice Restaurant

Answer 3

This Site Might Help You.



RE:

What is the difference between sticky rice and chinese restaurant rice?

I love the steamed rice that you get with your meals at a chinese restaurant, and it is sticky. Is it the same as so-called "sticky rice?" Also, can I make rice at home (with or without a rice cooker) like what I get at a chinese restaurant?

Answer 4

"Sticky rice" is actually Sweet Rice. People call it sticky rice because it sticks together. But the thing about that is that when you pick it up, it won't exactly stick to your fingers as would chinese rice would. Chinese rice is usually jasmine or white rice cooked in a rice cooker and if you try picking it up, good luck trying to get it off your fingers.

You can also make rice at home if you get some at the store, check on the back of the box for stovetop instructions if you don't have a rice cooker.

Answer 5

neh.........they are totally different. The type of rice you dined out at resturant with sticky traits might be Japanese type of rice which meant it contains more water and round shape or rice grain and the size of rice is not very too big as southern asian rice such as Thai or veitname. This is type of rice is high class of rice.



But there are really having sticky rice which got two types of grain one is long grain and the other is round as pearl and dmuch tiny than the previous one. This type of rice we usually use it as any kind of deserts such Japanese Omochi with red bean paste dumpling wrapped by sticky rice pastry.



If you would like to make the one exactly the same as the Chinese resturant does, simplely go ask the waiter or cook there what the brand name of the rice they fix, then go to any asian grocery store to buy the exact the same of rice and fix it at home by yourself.



Another top one rice( I guess the chinese resturant wouldn't use this expensive type of rice at all for customer cuz too expensive) I would like to recommand you to try is Konishiki rice which is usually for sushi rice which even when it is cold the texture still sticky and contain a lot of moisture and tender to chew.



Please do not buy any cheap rice, cuz they taste yuck for a picky rice stapler like me... hahahha.. The best is any brand of rice from Japan. Their rice is the best of all in the world.

Also Pakistan or Indian rice for me is too tough and too dried to swallow.

Answer 6

white rice and "sticky" rice and fried rice are all different...



you want white rice and yes it is easy to make at home because it is steamed. at home you will either use a rice steamer, rice cooker, or if you want you can just buy the kind you boil in water.



sticky rice is mixed with very specific flavorings like vinegars and spices...



fried rice uses day old white rice (its very dry) and stir frys it with vegetables, scrambled eggs, and meats (if you like).

Answer 7

sticky rice acutally sticks together with out falling apart ever. restaurant rice is cooked ina rice cooker, sticky rice is steamed in a sticky rice basket.

Answer 8

its different. i usually get sticky rice in a Thai restaurant and it really sticks together very strongly. its also sweeter than regular steamed rice. the link below has a recipe.

Answer 9

i think it really just has to do with the amount of moisture used to cook the rice. ie, less water = stickier rice. the chinese make it this way to be easier to pick up with chopsticks.

Answer 10

I think it's just egg-fried rice.