![]() ![]() Less commonly, the paper is made from rice straw.ĭepending on the type of mulberry used, it is named kozo ( Broussonetia papyrifera, the paper mulberry), gampi ( Wikstroemia diplomorpha), or mitsumata ( Edgeworthia chrysantha). It is stronger than commercially made wood-pulp paper. It is used for origami, calligraphy, paper screens and clothing. This "rice paper", smooth, thin, crackly, and strong, is named as a wrapper for rice, and is made from bark fibres of the paper mulberry tree. ( March 2009) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message) ![]() Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources. Due to its texture, this paper is not suited for writing. The cylindrical core of pith is rolled on a hard flat surface against a knife, by which it is cut into thin sheets of a fine ivory-like texture.ĭyed in various colours, this rice paper is extensively used for the preparation of artificial flowers, while the white sheets are employed for watercolor drawings. In order to produce the paper, the boughs are boiled and freed from bark. The plant grows in the swampy forests of Taiwan, and is also cultivated as an ornamental plant for its large, exotic leaves. In fact, it consists of the pith of a small tree, Tetrapanax papyrifer, the rice paper plant (蓪草). In Europe, around the 1900s, a paperlike substance was originally known as rice paper, due to the mistaken notion that it is made from rice. They are known as bánh tráng, used in Vietnamese cuisine.
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