(しらたまこ)

しらたまこ
noun
glutinous rice flour; shiratama flour (used for making mochi-like dumplings)
1. glutinous rice flour; shiratama flour (used for making mochi-like dumplings)
glutinous rice flour; shiratama flour (used for making mochi-like dumplings)
白玉粉(しらたまこ)団子(だんご)(つく)る。
To make dumplings with glutinous rice flour.
白玉粉(しらたまこ)(みず)(すこ)しずつ(くわ)えて()る。
Add water little by little to the glutinous rice flour and knead.
白玉粉(しらたまこ)(つく)った白玉(しらたま)(つめ)たいあんみつ(あんみつ)()れると(なつ)にぴったりのデザートになる。
Adding shiratama dumplings made from glutinous rice flour to chilled anmitsu makes a perfect summer dessert.

A fine flour made from glutinous rice (もち米(もちごめ)), used primarily to make 白玉(しらたま) (small, chewy rice dumplings). The dumplings are served in traditional Japanese desserts like ぜんざい(ぜんざい), あんみつ(あんみつ), and みつまめ(みつまめ).

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 白玉粉(しらたまこ)()る: to knead glutinous rice flour
  • 白玉粉(しらたまこ)団子(だんご)(つく)る: to make dumplings with rice flour

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 上新粉(じょうしんこ): non-glutinous rice flour — made from regular rice, producing a firmer texture
  • もち粉(もちこ): mochi flour — similar to 白玉粉(しらたまこ) but ground differently; more common in Western markets
  • 片栗粉(かたくりこ): potato starch — used as a thickener; not a rice flour