Rice Flour

Made from ground long-grain rice, this is used in the same way as the two flours above. Be sure not to buy ‘glutinous rice flour’, which is an entirely different product that’s used for sweets and some dumpling wrappers. I like to mix rice flour with potato or cornflour for an uber-fried food coating. It’s particularly good for fried squid or prawns. Thai cooking uses rice flour to sprinkle over larbs or other salads, but that’s done with whole rice that’s toasted and roughly ground.