The Sticky [Rice]

Whenever we go to Pok Pok, which is not often enough, Iris eats approximately her weight in sticky rice. Unfortunately, all-you-can-eat rice has to be a special treat because is tends to cause her negative digestive consequences (I can hear the smirks all over Asia now), but she gave a me a guilt trip last time I made a small amount of rice, so tonight I'm making sticky and I'm making a bunch of it.

Long-grain Thai sticky rice still seems to be little-known among non-Southeast Asian home cooks in the US. But it's very easy to make and fun to eat. Head to an Asian grocery and look for a bag marked "sweet rice" or "glutinous rice," both of which are misnomers. The rice itself looks just like jasmine rice except that it's opaque white, rather than the slightly translucent grains of jasmine.