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In Thai, Lao and Isaan, sticky rice is kao neaw: "kao" means rice, and "neaw" means sticky.
The improved rice varieties that swept through Asia during the Green Revolution were non-glutinous types and Lao farmers rejected them in favour of their traditional sticky varieties. Gradually though, improved higher-yield strains of sticky rice became available from the Laotian National Rice Research Programme. By 1999, more than 70% of the area along the Mekong River Valley was of the newer strains.
Sticky rice is usually served in a small basket made out of bamboo; the fingers of the right hand are used to eat it by wadding the rice. Two of the most popular dishes are gai yaang and Som tam. Gai yaang is grilled chicken, while som tam is a spicy papaya salad.
Kao neaw is also eaten with dessertDessert is a course that typically comes at the end of a meal, usually consisting of sweet food but sometimes of a strongly flavored one, such as some cheeses. Some cultures do not have a separate final sweet course but mix sweet and savory dishes throughs. Kao neaw moon is Kao neaw steamedSteaming is cooking by steam. Steaming is a preferred cooking method of health conscious individuals because no cooking oil is needed, resulting in a lower fat content. Steaming also results in a more nutritious food than boiling because fewer nutrients a with coconutThe Coconut Palm Cocos nucifera L. is a member of the Family Arecaceae (palm family). It is the only species classified in the genus Cocos . The term coconut refers to the fruit of the coconut palm. Origins The origins of this plant are the subject of deb milk that can be served with ripened mangoThis article is about the fruit. For other meanings of the word, please see Mango (disambiguation). M. altissima ''M. caesia ''M. camptosperma ''M. casturi ''M. domestica ''M. foetida ''M. indica ''M. kemanga ''M. longipes ''M. macrocarpa ''M. odorata ''M or durianDurio dulcis ''Durio graveolens ''Durio kutejensis ''Durio oxlevanus ''Durio zibethinus The Durian is a tropical fruit native to Southeast Asia. It can grow up to 20 centemetres (8 inches) in diameter. The color of the fruit ranges from green to brown, th. And kao neaw kluay is bananaFor other meanings, see banana (disambiguation) A banana is a tree-like plant (though strictly a herb) of the genus Musa in the family Musaceae, closely related to plantain. The term banana is also applied to the elongated fruit (technically a false berry and kao neaw steamed together, usually with coconut milk.
The Chinese have adopted sticky rice as part of their diet, mostly in seasonal or holiday-related foods. For example, zongzi or rice dumplingWrapped Rice Dumpling The rice dumpling ( or , pinyin: zongzi, WG: tsung-tzu) is a traditional Chinese food. The origins of rice dumplings are traced to the legend of Qu Yuan, a well-loved poet who drowned himself in a river. To stop the fish from eating is a Chinese dish consistsing of sticky rice and meats or nuts wrapped in leaves and steamed. This is usually eaten during the Dragonboat Ceremony days.