Rice cakes are popped by using heat and pressure to cause the grains to burst and interweave.
Here's a breakdown of the process:
- Heat and Pressure Application: A hot cylinder presses down onto a pan of rice grains.
- Grain Bursting: As the cylinder presses down, the heat and pressure inside the grains increase. This increase continues until the grains burst open.
- Interweaving: The bursting of the grains causes them to interweave together, forming the characteristic cake shape.
- Flavoring: Once the rice cake is formed, flavoring is added. Quaker Rice Cakes offers a variety of flavors.
In summary, popping rice cakes involves applying significant heat and pressure to rice grains, causing them to explode and bind together.
