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Noodles And Hot Tofu! MMM
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https://www.smithsonianmag.com/histo...all-180962197/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sticky_rice_mortar
China used sticky rice in mortar, including for the Great Wall. Amylopectin makes it extra-effective.
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