Sticky Rice - 糯米飯 Sticky rice is also known as glutinous rice. This is my Cantonese receipe. The result is shown in the photo below. Most of the ingredients can be found in the Asian section of most supermarkets. However not many of them carry Chinese waxed meats such as Chinese sausages and dried shrimps. In this case, you may substitute them for hotdogs or any kind of sausages you can get. Of course the taste and aroma will be totally different. However you get the idea of sticky rice should taste like. 1. Slice sausages into small round pieces. Chinese waxed sausages are already cooked. If you use raw ones, make sure you slice them thinly so that they can be cooked easily. 2. Slice (if whole ones) and soaked the dried mushrooms in a bowl of water until soft. 3. Mix about equal cups of ordinary long grain rice (not bismati rice) and glutinous rice. Stir well. Here I am using 5 cups of ordinary rice to 6 cups of glutinous rice. Lesser cups of ordinary rice make the rice stickier. 4. Pour the softened mushrooms and liquid into the mixture and stir well. The water level should be at the half way mark from your tip of your finger to its first joint. If not enough add more chicken broth! Using broth makes the rice more aromatic. 5. Cover the pot and put on the lowest heat until all the liquid is gone. 6. Cut off the heat. Throw in the sausages onto the rice. Cover until the sausages are cooked by the ambient heat. Let the fats percolate down the rice mixture. 7. Transfer them to another pot upside down when the sausages are done. Leave it for an hour or so until the mixture is cold. This is crucial. This makes the rice fluffy and let the flavours settle. 8. When ready to serve, here are some the options before reheating (best in the microwave) Add minced dried shrimp (if available), fried onions, etc. To have that brownish color in the photo, add soya sauce and stir well! 9. Some of you would like to have a saltier taste, the soya sauce will do the trick or you can add some salt during the boiling process. 10. Experiment by adding other ingredients. The main thing is the rice. The rest are considered condiments. You can add chicken meat instead and it becomes chicken sticky rice! I also added some dried tofu. P.S. In gay parlance, sticky rice means Chinese prefer Chinese. I prefer the term glutinous rice. For tastier mushrooms, remove them from the liquid and season them with a little sugar & soya sauce for a few minutes.