Puffed rice cakes

The 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]

Puffed rice cakes
TypeSnack
Main ingredientsPuffed rice
Food energy
(per serving)
340 kcal (1424 kJ)

While it is low in nutrients, it is generally considered to be a low-calorie food. It is often consumed among dieters as a substitute for higher-calorie breads or other food items, especially so during the 1980's and 1990's.[2][3]

Some rice cakes are flavored. Common flavorings include chicken, sweet chili, cheese, butter, chocolate, caramel, salt and vinegar, or apple cinnamon.

Most rice cakes are round, though square varieties are available.

  • 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

References
  1. Houck, Brenna (17 September 2020). "The Rise and Fall of the Quaker Rice Cake, America's One-Time Favorite Health Snack". Eater. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
  2. https://www.verywellfit.com/are-rice-cakes-a-healthy-snack-4176849
  3. https://www.eatingwell.com/article/7893145/are-rice-cakes-healthy/


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