Trivia/Misc.

Trivia/Misc. 

1. While researching the properties of glutinous rice, I found an article on China's walls. Modern chemical analysis (by western scientists) revealed that they contained glutinous rice dough, whose stickiness was used in ancient times to reinforce the walls. It's really neat that I could link it to vague memories of reading chinese folktales about nian gao (also made of glutinous rice) being used as bricks. Reaching through the generations.:)
2. In the same vein, I didn't realized that much of Laotian rice was glutinous and it was their primary meal. Learnt a lot of esoteric facts from this project.
3. Photos/Video

These are the rest of the photos/videos that I took but aren't incredibly relevant/fit anywhere in the primary posts.

• My thumb drive

• Mixing the dough

Before:

Pot, chopstick and dough flakes

During: 

After: 

Finished dough