Rice cracker
A rice cracker is an East Asian cracker made from rice flour. They are fried or baked and often puffed and/or brushed with soy sauce or vinegar to create a smooth texture.
Rice crackers are often eaten as part of trail mixes along with other ingredients such as wasabi peas, nuts, dried and salted edamame, and sesame sticks. Some may also be wrapped in seaweed.
In addition to in trail mixes or by themselves, they are traditionally served with green tea, alcoholic beverages, and/or as a side to be eaten with soup or salad.[1]
Preparation
Types
Rice crackers come in many varieties and shapes. Some of the most popular are listed below.[2][3]
They are thought to have originated in Japan during the Edo period,[4] however records of senbei being served to houseguests as a token of courtesy date back to the Tang dynasty.[5]
Japan
- Beika (米菓), a dry Japanese confectionery made from rice
- Arare (food), a stone-shaped, bite-sized Japanese rice cracker
- Oriibu no hana ('olive flower')
- Senbei, a flat disk-shaped, palm-sized cracker traditionally eaten with green tea
- Kaki no tane, small, seasoned crescent-shape snacks that bare a resemblance to peanuts
- Arare (food), a stone-shaped, bite-sized Japanese rice cracker
Indonesia
- Rengginang, a thick cracker made from sticky rice granules
See also
References
- "Japanese Rice Cracker Recipe: 3 Tips for Making Rice Crackers". Masterclass. May 8, 2023. Retrieved May 8, 2023.
- "Senbei, Arare, and Okaki: not your conventional rice crackers". Arigato Travel. 2023-03-17. Retrieved 2023-05-08.
- Lin, Lisa (2021-04-09). "A Guide to Asian Rice Crackers". Healthy Nibbles by Lisa Lin. Retrieved 2023-05-08.
- "Snack Time! Know Your Japanese Rice Crackers | Guidable". Guidable Guidable (in Japanese). 2021-08-09. Retrieved 2023-05-08.
- "What is Senbei? The Japanese Rice Crackers With a 1000 Year History - TokyoTreat Blog". TokyoTreat: Japanese Candy & Snacks Subscription Boxes. 2021-04-27. Retrieved 2023-05-08.