In this post, learn how to clean your sticky rice steamer basket quickly and easily. Cooking sticky rice in a steamer basket is the most authentic (and delicious) way to make sticky rice. Sticky rice is known formally as glutinous rice and is popular in Thai and Lao cuisine. While there are various ways you can make sticky rice, using…
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