Puffed rice cakes
Flat hard food made with puffed rice
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A puffed rice cake is a flat hard food made with puffed rice. Typically, it is eaten as a snack or used as a base for other ingredients.[1]
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| Type | Snack |
|---|---|
| Main ingredients | Puffed rice |
| 340 kcal (1,400 kJ) | |
Rice cakes are low in both calories and nutrients. It is often consumed among dieters as a substitute for higher-calorie breads or other food items, especially so during the 1980s and 1990s.[2][3] It is a gluten-free food, so people with celiac disease can eat them as a substitute for bread.
Some store-bought rice cakes are flavored. Common flavorings include chicken, sweet chili, cheese, butter, chocolate, caramel, salt and vinegar, or apple cinnamon.
Rice cakes are typically round, though square varieties are available.
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American puffed rice cakes
Chinese puffed rice cakes
Korean jeopsi-ppeong-twigi (plate-shaped puffed rice cakes)
Korean garae-tteok-ppeong-twigi made from sliced rice cakes
Korean nurungji-ppeong-twigi made from scorched rice
Commercially-prepared Rice Krispies Treats made from puffed rice mixed with marshmallow
