Despite its name, this rice is not sweet at all. It’s much stickier than usual short grain rice, which is why it’s also called “glutinous rice” – because it’s like glue, not because it contains gluten.

Store in a cool, dry spot in an airtight container. Look for it with other rices at Korean grocery stores and other Asian markets and some supermarkets.

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Recipes that use sweet rice (chapssal):

6 Comments:

  1. Melog France joined 10/25 & has 2 comments

    I’m from France and English is not my first language. Is sweet rice the same thing as sticky rice? Because whenever i go to asian market here, it’s either written glutinous rice or sticky rice. I’ve not seen any “sweet rice” so far… Please help me Maangchi…! πŸ™πŸ™πŸ™

    1. Maangchi New York City joined 8/08 & has 591 comments

      Yes, glutinous rice is also known as sweet rice or sticky rice.

  2. batman910 Hong Kong SAR China joined 3/15 & has 1 comment

    Thank you Maangchi :) Love your recipe.

  3. GInger1 comment

    Is it possible to use normal white rice or sticky rice instead?

  4. Maangchi New York City joined 8/08 & has 10,893 comments

    Nhi,
    no, I’m using normal short grain rice (known as sushi rice) to make rice.

  5. Nhi1 comment

    Hi Maangchi,

    Is this the same rice that use to cook steam rice I normally get at Korean restaurants?

    Thanks!

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