Sticky rice balls cooking in the Psar Chas Old Market in centre of this important north west tourist town, Siem Reap, Cambodia, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Sticky rice wrapped in banana leaves on barbecue at Vietnamese Lunar New Year Festival in Footscray, a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, Pacific

Woman selling baskets for sticky rice in central outdoor market, Luang Prabang, Laos, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Japanese snack called dango (three sticky rice cake balls on a skewer) warming beside hot coals, Japan, Asia

Sticky rice cooked in bamboo, Bangkok Food Market, Bangkok, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

Satay woth lontong made with sticky rice

rice dumpling, steamed, buns

Sticky rice, charity for buddhist monks, temple at Luang Prabang, Laos

Xoi chien phong or deep fried sticky rice cake, an authentic traditional vietnamese street food and local delicacy. Ninh Binh, Vietnam, Asia

High angle close up of seared duck breast with coconut sticky rice, Vietnam

High angle close up of Banh beo, or sticky rice with dried shrimp and pork crackling, Vietnam