Thailand
Because of the climate, Thailand grows many different types of rice: Thai long
grain, sticky, and
fragrant (jasmine-scented rice or Khao Hom Mali) rice. Of the sticky rices,
there are black and red varieties as well as the traditional white, called
Khao Niew Dum and Khao Niew Daeng respectively.
Recipe: Let sticky rice ferment and turn it into Khao Maak, a favorite
traditional sweet. Roast your sticky rice with the husks still on and pound
it with a pestle in a mortar, and it is pressed flat. The husks can be
removed by shaking and blowing. White sugar, coconut meat, and salt are
added to the rice . You've got Khao Mao sold in markets all over the North.
What on earth is in those funny bamboo tubes that are being sold by the
roadside? You've guessed it, rice, Khao Laam, a popular sweet snack.
works cited/consulted:
How Rice
is Grown in Thailand
Regional
Rice Cultivars
Recent book on Thailand's
Rice Production
http://www.thaihua.co.th/
Ian Wittman & David