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Arare (food)
is a type of bite-sized Japanese cracker made from glutinous rice and flavored with soy sauce. The size and shapes are what distinguish ''arare'' from '' senbei.'' The name is chosen to evoke hailstones – smaller arare are similar in size and shape to hailstones, though others can vary significantly in size, flavor and shape. Arare is also called kakimochi or mochi crunch in Hawaii where it was introduced in the 1900s. Types There are many different sizes, colors, and shapes of ''arare''. Some are sweet, and others savory. One, called ''norimaki arare'' (nori meaning an edible seaweed in the form of a dried sheet; maki meaning roll shape) is wrapped with dried nori seaweed. Another, , takes its name from its resemblance to a persimmon seed. (''Kaki'' is Japanese for "persimmon".) ''Kaki no tane'' are often sold with peanuts, a combination called . These are a popular snack to accompany Japanese beer. Culture Japanese typically consume ''arare'' to celebrate '' Hinamats ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Glutinous Rice Dishes
Domestication syndrome refers to two sets of phenotypic traits that are common to either domesticated plants or domesticated animals. Domesticated animals tend to be smaller and less aggressive than their wild counterparts; they may also have floppy ears, variations to coat color, a smaller brain, and a shorter muzzle. Other traits may include changes in the endocrine system and an extended breeding cycle. These animal traits have been claimed to emerge across the different species in response to selection for tameness, which was purportedly demonstrated in a famous Russian fox breeding experiment, though this claim has been disputed. Other research suggested that pleiotropic change in neural crest cell regulating genes was the common cause of shared traits seen in many domesticated animal species. However, several recent publications have either questioned this neural crest cell explanation or cast doubt on the existence of domestication syndrome itself. One recent publicati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beika
In Japanese, describes a ''higashi'' (dry Japanese confectionery) that is made out of rice. Beika is a word used for any dry snack made of rice. Unlike “senbei,” which is more specifically rice crackers and may also include other flours, beika can be more than just crackers. Major types include: * ''senbei'' * ''okaki'' * '' arare'' * '' kaki no tane'' Some types of ''senbei'' may use wheat flour or barley flour instead of rice flour, for example ''tansan senbei'', ''nanbu senbei'' and ''kawara senbei''. See also * Japanese cuisine * List of crackers * List of Japanese desserts and sweets The Japanese had been making desserts for centuries before sugar was widely available in Japan. Many desserts commonly available in Japan can be traced back hundreds of years. In Japanese cuisine, traditional Confectionery, sweets are known as , ... * References Japanese desserts and sweets {{Japan-cuisine-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rengginang
''Rengginang'' or ''ranginang'' is a variety of Indonesian thick rice crackers, made from cooked glutinous sticky rice and seasoned with spices, made into a flat and rounded shape, and then sun-dried. The sun-dried ''rengginang'' is deep-fried with ample cooking oil to produce a crispy rice cracker. This cracker is quite different from other types of traditional Asian crackers such as the Indonesian ''krupuk'' and the Japanese ''senbei'' or '' beika''; while most traditional crackers' ingredients are ground into a fine paste, ''rengginang'' retains the shapes of its rice grains. It is similar to the Japanese '' arare'', and yet it differs because ''arare'' are individually separated larger rice pellets. In contrast, ''rengginang'' rice granules are stuck together in a flat-rounded shape. ''Rengginang'' is traditionally made from dried leftover rice. In Suriname, it is known as ''brong-brong''. ''Rengginang'' can be plain or flavoured sweet, salty or savoury. The most common '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Senbei
, also spelled ''sembei'', is a type of Japanese rice cracker. They come in various shapes, sizes, and flavors, usually savory but sometimes sweet. Senbei are often eaten with green tea as a casual snack and offered to visiting house guests as a courtesy refreshment. There are several types of traditional Japanese ''senbei''. They can be baked or deep-fried and sometimes sweetened. Aside from rice, wheat flour or starch can be used. Some varieties even use foods other than grains, such as ''sakana senbei'' (fish-senbei), ''renkon senbei'' (lotus root senbei) and ''hone senbei'' (bone-senbei). ''Senbei'' have several variations, including ''nori''-wrapped, '' arare'', '' Olive no Hana'', soy nut, and wet. Thin rice crackers (薄焼きせんべい ''usuyaki senbei'') are popular in Australia and other countries. In China, the same characters used to write ''senbei'' are read jiānbǐng ( zh, t=, s=煎饼, p=jiānbǐng, labels=no); the term instead refers to a crepe and is m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mochi (food)
A mochi ( ; Japanese ) is a Japanese rice cake made of , a short-grain japonica glutinous rice, and sometimes other ingredients such as water, sugar, and cornstarch. The steamed rice is pounded into paste and molded into the desired shape. In Japan, it is traditionally made in a ceremony called . While eaten year-round, mochi is a traditional food for the Japanese New Year, and is commonly sold and eaten during that time. Mochi is made up of polysaccharides, lipids, protein, and water. Mochi has a varied structure of amylopectin gel, starch grains, and air bubbles. In terms of starch content, the rice used for mochi is very low in amylose and has a high amylopectin level, producing a gel-like consistency. The protein content of the japonica rice used to make mochi is higher than that of standard short-grain rice. Mochi is similar to , which is made with rice flour instead of pounded rice grains. History Red rice was the original variant used in the production of moch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Agemochi
is a popular Japanese snack food made from fried ''mochi'' (sticky rice). The dry ''mochi'' is broken into small pieces, about 1 cm cubed, and deep fried. The pieces then puff up. It is usually eaten lightly salted, but also various flavoured versions are made, such as ''shichimi agemochi'', which is ''agemochi'' covered with ''shichimi , also known as or simply ''shichimi'', is a common Japanese spice mixture containing seven ingredients. Tōgarashi is the Japanese name for ''Capsicum annuum'' peppers, and it is this ingredient that makes shichimi spicy. Etymology "Shic ...'' seasoning. ''Agemochi'' can be purchased over most of Japan, and is also a common home-made snack. References Japanese snack food Japanese rice dishes {{Japan-cuisine-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Furikake
is a dry Japanese condiment sprinkled on top of cooked rice, vegetables, and fish, or used as an ingredient in . It typically consists of a mixture of dried fish, sesame seeds, dried seaweed flakes, sugar, salt, and monosodium glutamate. Other ingredients, such as (sometimes indicated on the package as bonito), ( bonito flakes moistened with soy sauce and dried again), freeze-dried salmon particles, , egg, powdered miso, or vegetables, are often added. is often brightly colored and flaky. It can have a slight fish or seafood flavoring and may be spicy or sweet. It can be used in Japanese cooking for pickling and for rice balls (). Overview The Japan Furikake Association defines ''furikake'' as "seasoned and dried one or more kinds of marine products, agricultural products, livestock products, etc., and mixed with seaweed, sesame seeds, seasonings, and others. Its main use is sprinkled (in Japanese: ''furikake'') on rice and other foods."農文協（編）『地域� ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hawaii
Hawaii ( ; ) is an island U.S. state, state of the United States, in the Pacific Ocean about southwest of the U.S. mainland. One of the two Non-contiguous United States, non-contiguous U.S. states (along with Alaska), it is the only state not on the North American mainland, the only state that is an archipelago, and the only state in the tropics. Hawaii consists of 137 volcanic islands that comprise almost the entire Hawaiian Islands, Hawaiian archipelago (the exception, which is outside the state, is Midway Atoll). Spanning , the state is Physical geography, physiographically and Ethnology, ethnologically part of the Polynesian subregion of Oceania. Hawaii's ocean coastline is consequently the List of U.S. states and territories by coastline, fourth-longest in the U.S., at about . The eight main islands, from northwest to southeast, are Niihau, Niihau, Kauai, Kauai, Oahu, Oahu, Molokai, Molokai, Lanai, Lānai, Kahoʻolawe, Kahoolawe, Maui, and Hawaii (island), Hawaii, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Japanese In Hawaii
The Japanese in Hawaii (simply Japanese Hawaiians or "Local Japanese", rarely Kepanī) are the second largest ethnic group in Hawaii. At their height in 1920, they constituted 43% of Hawaii's population. They now number about 16.7% of the islands' population, according to the 2000 U.S. Census. The U.S. Census categorizes mixed-race individuals separately, so the proportion of people with some Japanese ancestry is likely much larger. History Final voyage of the ''Inawaka-maru'' The earliest known Japanese people in the Kingdom of Hawaii were the survivors of the ill-fated ship ''Inawaka-maru'', who arrived on May 5, 1806. They had been adrift aboard their disabled ship for more than seventy days. The ''Inawaka-maru'', a small cargo ship built in 1798 in Osaka, was owned by Mansuke Motoya. The ''Inawaka-maru'' started its final voyage from Hiroshima to Edo (modern Tokyo) on November 7, 1805. The ship had been chartered by the Kikkawa clan to deliver mats, horse feed, an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United States
The United States of America (USA), also known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It is a federal republic of 50 U.S. state, states and a federal capital district, Washington, D.C. The 48 contiguous states border Canada to the north and Mexico to the south, with the semi-exclave of Alaska in the northwest and the archipelago of Hawaii in the Pacific Ocean. The United States asserts sovereignty over five Territories of the United States, major island territories and United States Minor Outlying Islands, various uninhabited islands in Oceania and the Caribbean. It is a megadiverse country, with the world's List of countries and dependencies by area, third-largest land area and List of countries and dependencies by population, third-largest population, exceeding 340 million. Its three Metropolitan statistical areas by population, largest metropolitan areas are New York metropolitan area, New York, Greater Los Angeles, Los Angel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
