(こめこ)

こめこ
noun
rice flour
1. rice flour
Flour made from finely ground rice. Used widely in Japanese and Asian cooking for making sweets, noodles, bread, and as a gluten-free alternative to wheat flour.
米粉(こめこ)でパンを()く。
To bake bread with rice flour.
米粉(こめこ)小麦(こむぎ)アレルギーの(ひと)にも安心(あんしん)だ。
Rice flour is safe for people with wheat allergies.
最近(さいきん)米粉(こめこ)使(つか)ったお菓子(かし)やパスタの種類(しゅるい)()えている。
Recently, the variety of sweets and pasta made with rice flour has been increasing.

USAGE:
米粉(こめこ) has gained popularity as a gluten-free ingredient. In traditional Japanese sweets (和菓子(わがし)), specific types of rice flour are used: 上新粉(じょうしんこ) (from non-glutinous rice) and 白玉粉(しらたまこ) (from glutinous rice).

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 米粉(こめこ)パン: rice flour bread
  • 米粉(こめこ)(めん): rice flour noodles
  • 米粉(こめこ)使(つか)った: made with rice flour
  • 米粉(こめこ)のお菓子(かし): rice flour sweets