Product Review: Mini Glutinous Rice Cake
August 31, 2009 by Feisty Foodie
Filed under Articles, Cheap Eats, Chinese, Product Reviews
The last time I was at my mother’s house, she told me I should take some of this stuff the bro had bought and stocked her freezer with – this stuff, actually. Well, after reading that overwhelmingly positive review, I was even more keen to try this stuff. It’s not like I’ll ever make my own (some people do! and I applaud them for it, but this isn’t how I roll).
Pretty simple; out of the package, you simply steam it for 20 minutes, according to the package instructions (which are in English… because I can’t read anything besides English).
Fresh out of the steamer… this smelled like some familar scent from my childhood. I wish I could explain that or describe it further, but I can’t. (I didn’t grow up eating a whole lot of these, so it doesn’t make sense to say that.) Anyway, I peeled it open eagerly, but be careful, because it’s hot.
So much promise!
Yeah, I used a fork to push back some of the sticky rice to peer at its contents. What? I’ve mentioned before that I can’t use chopsticks, and you’ll rarely find me using chopsticks at home unless I am eating noodles in soup… In any case, I was pleasantly surprised by the rice pulling back easily, yet being sticky, soft, delicious smelling…
Okay. So how did it taste? I’m not going to compare it to the real deal, because I can’t remember the last time I ate the real deal anyway. Straight up, this was pretty damn tasty - especially given that it was frozen and comes two to a pack for $3. I will definitely be stocking some in my freezer for those nights when I am just too lazy to cook…
Yvo says: I really like Prime Foods in general, as far as frozen foods go – they make the XO dumplings I’ve mentioned before that I stock in my freezer – and this is another winner, in my opinion. I wouldn’t say eat this every day – I’m not all about the pre-made foods! – but this is definitely a good staple to have in the freezer.
recommended
i just bought some of these mini rice cake as well for $1.50, but a different brand. It's a painless way to enjoy dim sum on the run.
What is it wrapped in, and is that to eat or just to hold it?
where can I buy these???? I know FayDa Bakery on QB by the T-Bone has fresh ones (well I assume fresh), but I'd love some for the freezer!
Flying Lily – whoops! That's banana leaf (I think) and that's just to hold the insides. You can't/shouldn't eat the leaf, just the goodies inside!
Apikoros – pretty much any Asian market – try Hong Kong Supermarket or NY Supermarket on Elmhurst Avenue (outside the train station), or New Golden Sparkling on B'way (formerly known as Kam Lun) outside the Grand Avenue train station. I've definitely seen it at all of these places for around $3, a little less.
Also, my mom buys the big ones fresh and freezes them herself, which you could totally do as well.
My mom used to make these from scratch. They are so labor intensive! Now she's just like your mom. Fresh then freeze.
I think it's lotus leaf though.
That looks pretty good for a frozen food product. My family normally makes (from scratch) the cylindrical type wrapped in banana leaves, so when I see these little triangular buddies in dim sum places, I always order two steamers.
The best part is the fragrant, lotus-scented sticky rice. Ahh….
I've had the ones from the FayDa Bakery in Forest Hills in Qns Blvd – Not good – too much rice and not enough filling.
I have the same Corelle plates!