| Beika | |
| Country: | Japan |
| Type: | Higashi |
| Main Ingredient: | Rice (or wheat flour or barley flour) |
| Variations: | Senbei, arare, kaki no tane, okaki |
In Japanese, describes a higashi (dry Japanese confectionery) that is made out of rice. Beika is a word used for any dry snack made of rice. Unlike “senbei,” which is more specifically rice crackers and may also include other flours, beika can be more than just crackers.[1] Major types include:
Some types of senbei may use wheat flour or barley flour instead of rice flour, for example tansan senbei, nanbu senbei and kawara senbei.