At the table
Ask the seller to open the hard tube. Remove the leaf stopper and hard bamboo; portion the rice gently. The thin inner membrane may remain around the rice.
Avoid hard bamboo splinters and hot steam. Sticky rice is best taken in small mouthfuls.
Bamboo rice can be plain or include peanuts and jujubes. Check fillings, especially if avoiding peanuts.
GET TO KNOW THE DISH
What goes into it?
Explore some key ingredients below. Preparations may use additional seasonings and ingredients.
Bamboo rice can be plain or include peanuts and jujubes. Check fillings, especially if avoiding peanuts.
Typical ingredients
Recipes vary by restaurant.
How does it taste?
Mild rice flavor with the fragrance of bamboo.
- Chili heat
- Texture
- Soft, cohesive sticky rice wrapped in a thin inner bamboo membrane.
- How it’s made
- Soaked glutinous rice and water are enclosed in a fresh bamboo tube and roasted over fire.
Bamboo rice can be plain or include peanuts and jujubes. Check fillings, especially if avoiding peanuts.
A CONNECTION TO PLACE
Origin & regional roots
Associated with Yunnan.
About this regional connection
Yunnan: Selected Xishuangbanna Dai plain rice preparation, not a claim of exclusive origin of all bamboo rice.
Ask if they have it first
请问你们有竹筒饭吗？
Do you have this item?
A LITTLE SOMETHING TO READ
Story & history
Bamboo as a fragrant cooking vessel
In Xishuangbanna, fragrant bamboo is used to cook this Dai rice dish. It has also been sold at markets near Dai villages.