A rice cracker is a
cracker
Cracker, crackers or The Crackers may refer to:
Animals
* ''Hamadryas'' (butterfly), or crackers, a genus of brush-footed butterflies
* '' Sparodon'', a monotypic genus whose species is sometimes known as "Cracker"
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made from
rice
Rice is the seed of the grass species ''Oryza sativa'' (Asian rice) or less commonly ''Oryza glaberrima
''Oryza glaberrima'', commonly known as African rice, is one of the two domesticated rice species. It was first domesticated and grown i ...
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Types by region
Japan
*, a dry Japanese confectionery made from rice.
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Arare (food)
is a type of bite-sized Japanese cracker made from glutinous rice and flavored with soy sauce. The size and shapes are what distinguish ''arare'' from ''senbei.'' The name is chosen to evoke hailstones – smaller arare are similar in size and s ...
, a bite-sized Japanese rice cracker
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''Oriibu no hana'' ('olive flower')
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Senbei
are a type of Japanese rice cracker. They come in various shapes, sizes, and flavors, usually savory but sometimes sweet. Senbei are often eaten with green tea as a casual snack and offered to visiting house guests as a courtesy refreshment.
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Kaki no tane Kaki may refer to:
People
* Abubaker Kaki (born 1989), a Sudanese middle-distance runner
* Kaki King (born 1979), a musician
Places Iran
* Kaki, Hormozgan, a village in Hormozgan Province
* Kaki, Iran, a city in Bushehr Province
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Katabutsu, a brand of salted fried cracker
Indonesia
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Rengginang
''Rengginang'' or ''ranginang'' is a kind of Indonesian thick rice cracker, made from cooked glutinous sticky rice and seasoned with spices, made into a flat and rounded shape, and then sun-dried. The sun-dried ''rengginang'' is deep fried wit ...
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Puffed grain
Puffed grains are grains that have been expanded ("puffed") through processing. They have been made for centuries with the simplest methods like popping popcorn. Modern puffed grains are often created using high temperature, pressure, or extrusi ...
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Puffed rice
Puffed rice and popped rice (or pop rice) are types of puffed grain made from rice commonly eaten in the traditional cuisines of Southeast Asia, East Asia, and South Asia. It has also been produced commercially in the West since 1904 and is popul ...
Rice crackers
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