Rice paper is made from rice flour or rice straw. Countries in southeast Asia use rice paper for a variety of purposes, and it has its use in art and craft (lampshades, cigarette paper) and is even used in Thai, Korean, Vietnamese, and Chinese cooking.
The methods of making rice paper that is used in cooking vary from the ones used in the craft. The edible rice paper is derived from rice flour, whereas rice straw is used to make another kind of rice paper.
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