Laos sticky rice

Sticky rice, brought to table in a round hat-box-shaped basket, is the foundation of all - and eaten with all. The rice is scooped and, with the same hand, formed into small balls, then rolled into the food. Like a magnet, it picks up all morsels and sauces in its path. Lao cooks steam their rice in a cone-shaped basket sat over a pot - you can use a regular steamer, lined with muslin or cheesecloth. Black sticky rice is popular too.