Arare (food)

Arare (あら れ, from the Japanese word arare霰" hail " ), various forms of Japanese rice crackers. They consist of rice, wheat, peanuts, soy sauce, sugar, sesame seeds and seaweed ( in small flakes ).

The rice used is a special type of rice (sweet sticky rice ), which is grown in Japan and Southeast Asia. Rice cakes and rice crackers are known in Japanese cuisine since the 8th century and also wine and beer as nibbles to tea, but.