Sticky Rice Rolls

Zǐjǐn Fàntuán (紫金饭团)

Purple rice roll; made with black/purple glutinous rice.

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Zhòngzi (粽子)

Sticky rice dumpling; while typically triangular, sometimes opened and eaten sandwich-style.

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Yèrbā (叶儿粑)

Leaf-wrapped rice cake; glutinous rice with sweet or savory filling, wrapped in leaf.

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Nuòmǐjī (糯米鸡)

Glutinous rice does the work bread does elsewhere, and the lotus leaf around it is flavoring rather than packaging, a steamed parcel arriving green-black, twined shut, perfumed from outside.

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Fàntuán (饭团)

Rice roll/ball; sticky rice wrapped around fillings (yóutiáo, pickles, pork floss, egg).

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Fàntuán with Yóutiáo (饭团油条)

Rice roll with fried dough inside.

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Fàntuán with Suāncài (饭团酸菜)

Rice roll with pickled vegetables.

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Fàntuán with Ròusōng (饭团肉松)

Rice roll with pork floss.

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Cīfàn Tuán (粢饭团)

Rice ball; sticky rice formed around fillings, often yóutiáo.

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Cīfàn Gāo (粢饭糕)

Fried rice cake; compressed rice, fried until crispy, sometimes used in sandwiches.

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Cìbāo (刺包/粢饭)

Sticky rice wrap; glutinous rice wrapped around yóutiáo (fried dough), sometimes with pickles, pork floss, or egg. Breakfast staple.

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