In Japanese, beika (米菓) describes a higashi (dry Japanese confectionery) that is made out of rice. Major types include:

Beika
Senbei rice crackers
TypeHigashi
Place of originJapan
Main ingredientsRice (or wheat flour or barley flour)
VariationsSenbei, arare, kaki no tane, okaki

Some types of senbei may use wheat flour or barley flour instead of rice flour, for example tansan senbei, nanbu senbei and kawara senbei.

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