Glutinous Rice Flour Farmer is a finely ground flour made from glutinous rice, also known as sticky rice or sweet rice. It is a popular ingredient in Asian cuisine, especially valued for its distinctive properties when combined with water and subjected to heat treatment. Glutinous rice flour allows for a compact, soft, elastic, and distinctly sticky texture, which is why it is commonly used to prepare desserts, rice cakes, dumplings, and various types of sweet and savory snacks. It works perfectly in recipes for mochi and other Asian products with a characteristic chewy consistency, as well as in many traditional desserts of Chinese, Thai, Filipino, and other Asian cuisines. Depending on the recipe, it can be boiled, steamed, baked, or used as an ingredient in dough and batter. Despite the English term "glutinous," glutinous rice does not naturally contain gluten – the name refers to the sticky consistency of the cooked product. However, the product should not be automatically declared "gluten-free" unless the manufacturer confirms the appropriate composition and control of cross-contamination. Glutinous rice flour should also not be confused with regular rice flour, as both products differ in culinary properties and cannot always be used interchangeably.