Hmong Staple · Black Glutinous Rice

Purple Sticky Rice (Mov Nplaum Ntshaav)

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The deep purple-black color isn't a dye or food coloring — it comes entirely from black glutinous rice grains steamed together with ordinary white sticky rice, staining the whole batch.

Black glutinous rice grains are steamed alongside white sticky rice, turning the whole pot a deep purple, then served in the same woven baskets used for everyday sticky rice at Hmong meals and highland markets.

Why it's made this way: It's a Hmong staple across the highlands, using the same hand-steaming technique as ordinary Lao sticky rice but built around a different, deeply colored rice variety central to Hmong cooking.