Why do Chinese eat sticky rice?
Chef's answer
This round-grained rice is immediately recognizable by its sticky, gluelike texture when cooked. It is the total or near absence of the starch amylose that makes sticky rice so sticky. Offered in long-grain and short-grain varieties, sticky rice is used in both sweet and savory Chinese dishes and is most often steamed.
Frequently asked Questions 🎓
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To be absolutely sure that your chorizo is safe to eat, check the following after cooking: Temperature, it should be 160?F. ... If the texture is still sticky and very easy to mold it together, it requires more cooking. It should resemble cooked ground beef, but it will be tiny pieces of sausage..
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What Makes It Sticky? There are a few things that create meat stickiness. One I learned from NPR's The Salt is that once meat is ground, it releases a protein called myosin, which happens to be super sticky. Also, raw meat becomes sticky the moment it comes in contact with heat.
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Gummy Stuffing Though many people like their stuffing like more of a savory bread pudding, others prefers a dryer dressing. If your stuffing is too wet and gummy, turn it out onto a baking pan or cookie sheet. Break it up and spread it in an even layer. Then bake until dried to the desired level.
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We start with 85 or 93 percent lean turkey and then add an egg and fresh bread crumbs to help bind the meatballs without making them dry or dense. The inclusion of gelatin helps the ground meat retain moisture for a more tender texture.
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If it smells bad, odds are you shouldn't eat it. Touch it. If it's slimy or sticky, don't eat it. If you look at a piece of meat and it's got splotches of green on it, you shouldn't eat it.
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When rice is shipped, grains jostle around and rub against one another.
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If the rice is too sticky or gummy, it means that it is overcooked. After draining the rice, pour a light stream of cool water over the sieve or colander. Gently unstick the grains of rice with your fingers. Bake the rice in the oven for 5 minutes to remove the excess water..
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