rice paper

A thin paper made chiefly from the pith of the shrub Tetrapanax papyrifer, native to China.

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rice paper

1. (Cookery) a thin semitransparent edible paper made from the straw of rice, on which macaroons and similar cakes are baked

2. (Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) a thin delicate Chinese paper made from an araliaceous plant, Tetrapanax papyriferum (rice-paper plant) of Taiwan, the pith of which is pared and flattened into sheets

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rice′ pa`per

1. a thin paper made from the straw of rice, as in China.

2. a Chinese paper consisting of the pith of certain plants cut and pressed into thin sheets.

[1815–25]

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Noun

rice paper - a thin delicate material resembling paper; made from the rice-paper tree

paper - a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses

Translations

carta di riso

rice paper

n (for art) → carta di riso (Culin) → ostie fpl

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Rice is used to make food items like rice noodles, rice paper sheets, rice porridge, sticky rice, fried rice, puffed rice snacks and many more.

Non-fried spring rolls from Vietnam

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Before we start, please note that the macaroons require rice paper for baking.

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with INGREDIENTS 250g cooked chicken, shredded 2 spring onions, finely sliced 1 red chilli, finely chopped - and de-seeded if you don't like it hot 2 lemongrass stalks, tender white parts only, finely sliced (about 1.5tbsp) 2tsp sesame oil 4tsp fish sauce 1tbsp lime juice 1/2 bunch of coriander, leaves only, roughly chopped 1/2 bunch of mint, leaves only, roughly chopped 1/2 iceberg lettuce, shredded 40g salted peanuts, finely chopped Salt and pepper A little olive oil, for greasing 16 rice paper wrappers Sweet chilli sauce, to serve - optional METHOD 1.

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"I have worked with acrylic, graphite, malmal cloth, and rice paper. Print segments are in archival ink and the prints are photo-etchings, with Aquatint and Open-Bite.

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Lay one rice paper on a clean plate or cutting board and moisten with water.

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Inspired by the author's family history, The Rice Paper Diaries recounts the experiences of Elsa, a Welsh woman in 1930s Hong Kong at the outbreak of World War II in 1939.

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