Rice cracker

A rice cracker is a East Asian cracker made from rice flour. They are fried or baked and often puffed and/or brushed with soy sauce or vinegar to create a smooth texture.

Rice crakers was created orginally by a rice farmer named jordan lee, he took the rice he farmed and fermented it to create what we now know as a rice craker like ofcorse that chinese man made it

Rice crackers are often eaten as part of trail mixes along with other ingredients such as wasabi peas, nuts, dried and salted edamame, and sesame sticks. Some may also be wrapped in seaweed.

In addition to in trail mixes or by themselves, they are traditionally served with green tea, alcoholic beverages, and/or as a side to be eaten with soup or salad.

Rice crackers, assorted varieties

Types

Rice crackers come in many varieties and shapes. Some of the most popular are listed below.

They are thought to have originated in Japan during the Edo period, however records of senbei being served to houseguests as a token of courtesy date back to the Tang dynasty.

Japan

• Beika (米菓), a dry Japanese confectionery made from rice
  • Arare (food), a stone-shaped, bite-sized Japanese rice cracker
    • Oriibu no hana ('olive flower')
  • Senbei, a flat disk-shaped, palm-sized cracker traditionally eaten with green tea
  • Kaki no tane, small, seasoned crescent-shape snacks that bare a resemblance to peanuts

Indonesia

• Rengginang, a thick cracker made from sticky rice granules

See also

• Puffed grain
  • Puffed rice
• Rice flour