Buy Gluten Free Rice Stick and Save Money
Jan 15th, 2010 Posted in Gluten Free Food, Recommended, celiac shopping | one comment »Have you ever noticed that once the two words "gluten free" go onto a package it suddenly costs a whole lot more? Many types of gluten free pasta noodles are made from rice, but why not sidestep the gluten free food industry by finding foods that inherently contain no gluten, without being labeled as such?
In Asian cuisine there is a type of noodle called rice stick. In our experience it is gluten free, but of course you must always read the ingredients. Having once lived in an area where there were many Asian people I was lucky enough to learn a bit about Asian cooking, and using rice stick instead of gluten free spaghetti is fast, easy and less expensive.
Usually rice stick is prepared by soaking the noodles in hot water. Boiling is definitely not indicated for most varieties of rice stick. While you are reading the ingredients be sure to check the instructions for preparing your rice stick.
We quite enjoy having rice stick at our house, it comes in varying widths, but the very thin variety used in making Pad Thai is most common. Below is a list of rice stick offerings from Amazon.
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Roland Pad Thai Rice Stick Noodles, 14-Ounce Package (Pack of 30) Sale Price: $77.44  |
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Ka-Me Rice Sticks, 8-Ounce Units (Pack of 12) List Price: Sale Price: $25.66 You save: $7.70 (23%) Average Rating:  |
DescriptionTo be used boiled, deep fried or stir fried with meats, vegetables and other oriental dishes. Product of Taiwan. Features
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Dynasty Mai-Fan Rice Stick, 6.75-Ounce Bags (Pack of 12) List Price: Sale Price: $19.38 You save: $5.82 (23%) Average Rating:  |
DescriptionProduct of Taiwan, R.O.C. Features
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Thai Wide Rice Stick Noodle -14 oz pack Sale Price: $3.69 |
DescriptionProduct of Thailand. Wide rice stick noodles are typically used to make Kee Mao (drunken noodles) or pad siew. They are 3/8" wide, and after soaking get about 1/2" wide. Aside from being wide, they are identical to the more common but thinner rice stick used to make the famous "Pad Thai"... Features
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Ty Ling Py Mai Fun Rice Sticks, 8-Ounce Packages (Pack of 24) List Price: Sale Price: $44.31 You save: $13.29 (23%) |
DescriptionCan be served boiled, deep fried or stir fried with meats and vegetables and other oriental dishes. Ty Ling gives you a yen for oriental foods. Product of Taiwan. |
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Pad Thai Chantaboon rice stick noodles - 14 oz Sale Price: $3.69 |
DescriptionUsed to make a wide variety of Oriental noodle dishes, including the famous "Pad Thai". These are excellent quality noodles that you will enjoy very much. The noodles should be soaked in warm (hot to the touch) water for about an hour or so depending on your preference... Features
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