- Guoba
Guoba (, , , lit. "pan adherents"), sometimes known as "mi guoba" (, lit. rice guoba) is a Chinese food ingredient consisting of scorched
rice . Traditionally "guoba" forms during the boiling of rice over direct heat from a flame. This results in the formation of a crust of scorched rice on the bottom of thewok or cooking vessel. This scorched rice has a firm and crunchy texture with a slight toasted flavour, and is sometimes eaten as a snack."Guoba" is also used as an ingredient in many Chinese dishes with thick sauces, since the bland taste of the scorched rice takes on the flavour of the sauces. "Guoba" is also served in soups and stews and prominently featured in Szechuan cuisine. Since demand for "guoba" outstrips traditional production and modern ways of cooking rice (in electric rice cookers) do not produce it, "guoba" has been commercially manufactured since the late 20th century.
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Vietnamese cuisine , a similar food is called "cơm cháy " (literally "scorched rice"). It is typically fried in oil until golden brown, then topped with "chà bông" (pork floss) or "tôm khô" (dried shrimp ), "mỡ hành" (chopped scallions cooked by pouring boiling oil over them to release their aroma), and chili paste to produce a popular dish called "cơm cháy chà bông" or "cơm cháy tôm khô" (although both the pork and shrimp may be used, in which case the dish is called "cơm cháy chà bông tôm khô" or "cơm cháy tôm khô chà bông"). "Cơm cháy" may be made from the crust of rice left over from cooking rice in an iron pot, or, more commonly since the advent of electric rice cookers in the late 20th century, from leftover rice that is fried in oil over high heat to acquire a crispy texture.ee also
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Nurungji , a very similar food in Korean cuisineReferences
* [http://baike.baidu.com/view/52196.htm]
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