Beika

Beika

Senbei rice crackers
Type	Higashi
Place of origin	Japan
Main ingredients	Rice (or wheat flour or barley flour)
Variations	Senbei, arare, kaki no tane, okaki
Media: Beika

In Japanese, beika (米菓) 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. Major types include:

• senbei
• okaki
• arare
• kaki no tane

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

See also

• Japanese cuisine
• List of crackers
• List of Japanese desserts and sweets
• Food portal