The round-grain variety is soft and sticky; it is used for making cakes of all sorts, and Hunanese style pyramid dumplings. The long-grain variety is hard, and pliable; it is used for making rainbow rice, for cakes, and for Taiwanese style pyramid dumplings.
圓糯水分多，性較黏軟，適合做粿、麻糬、粑、湖州粽子等食品；長糯水分少，性較韌硬，宜做油飯、米糕和台式燒肉粽等。