Rice flour

Rice flour is a fine flour that is made ​​from round or long grain rice.

In Japan, rice flour is used for short-grain or sticky rice for making various sweets like mochi. In Thai cuisine, it is used as a binder and for making dough. From rice flour and rice noodles are cooked.

As a substitute corn flour or potato starch may be used. Rice flour contains, in contrast to other cereal flours or glue (gluten). Therefore, it is only suitable for pastry and bread. It is used in gluten-free diets.