Eating in China
Illustration of plain puffed rice grains in a small ceramic dish.

Puffed rice

米花Mǐhuā

Rice expanded into light, crisp grains. A traditional fried version starts with cooked rice that has been dried.

Type
Prepared ingredients

A CLOSER LOOK

How to recognize it

Ivory to pale-golden rice-shaped grains with an enlarged, airy, porous surface.

In the kitchen

Adds crunch to oil-tea soup and is also used in crisp rice sweets. The grains soften in liquid.

Rice variety, puffing method, fat and seasoning vary. Plain puffed rice is different from popcorn or sweet bars made by binding grains together.

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这道菜里有米花吗?

Does this dish contain Puffed rice?

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