| Whereas in central and southern Thailand polished white rice is eaten, in the north and northeast people eat glutinous or sticky rice. |
| Their fare includes dumplings, udon noodles, ramen and even sticky rice. |
| The staple food of the Lao is sticky rice, also known as glutinous rice or sweet rice. |
| The food varied from average to superb, with the salt and pepper quail, Peking duck dumplings and gingko nut sticky rice getting top marks. |
| So why do some people think it is about barbecued pork buns, sticky rice in lotus-leaf parcels and shredded yam puffs? |
| The most obvious characteristics are the use of sticky rice that accompanies almost every meal rather than plain rice, as well as fiery chillies. |
