Edible rice paper for candy making

[bgbc]

Anyone know where to get this? Recommendations for stores in the Oakland-Berkeley area of East Bay, or SF, would be especially great.

Thanks!

[wolfe]

What are you making? How is the paper to be used? I had this crazy idea that gỏi cuốn wrappers lightly dipped in warm water, patted dry might work is some circumstances as long as the wrapped thing was going to be eaten soon. The stuff sucks the next day.
http://ninecooks.typepad.com/photos/u...

[bgbc]

Thanks. I think they would be too thick. I want to wrap semisoft milk caramels (that I'm making) in them, so the paper needs to be thin and flexible enough to fold and even twist. I picked up some rice paper at Spun Sugar this morning -- thanks for that rec -- but it was clearly suited for nougat and the sales guy confirmed it will crack if bent. He suggested a clear yet edible wrapper that he had grown up with (he was probably about 30).

The stuff I'm looking for is not clear but looks somewhat like glassine paper. We had it at home growing up although I've no idea what my parents used it for; I just used to sneak it and eat it because it is slightly sweet and melts on the tongue. On commercial candy it sometimes has an attractive (snowflake-type pattern), uneven opacity (although smooth texture) or is evenly opaque. It is incredibly thin, like cellophane. The commercially made candies I've eaten it with have been Chinese or Southeast Asian.

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Spun Sugar
1611 University Ave, Berkeley, CA

[AntarcticWidow]

I'm familiar with three candies using edible rice paper - Turrones de Casoy, wrapped in a thicker, opaque paper, White Rabbit creamy candy wrapped in a glutinous rice paper, and Botan Rice Candy wrapped in a thin "melt-in-your-mouth" paper. Are any of these what you had in mind?

[bgbc]

YES! And if you know where to get them...

I have tried Spun Sugar and Nijiya Market and various online places with no results. The mother of a friend said it's not available and I have to make it, which I don't believe, because *my* mother did buy it... (20+ years ago and not in the Bay Area, but still.)

I would prefer the White Rabbit style paper, followed by the turron paper. Will take Botan style paper too, though.

Thanks!

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Nijiya Market
1737 Post St, San Francisco, CA 94115

Spun Sugar
1611 University Ave, Berkeley, CA

[AntarcticWidow]

I hunted around online, too, and didn't have much luck finding the opaque paper wrapper, but there is something called wafer paper which appears to be something between what is used for White Rabbit and Turrones and might suit your purpose. The reviewer said it is a little thicker than she expected but worked for nougat and turrones. Here's a link to a review about the product:

http://www.amazon.com/Wafer-Paper-x11-Set-100/product-reviews/B00024WNVI/ref=dp_top_cm_cr_acr_txt?ie=UTF8&showViewpoints=1

Other sources for wafer paper:
http://www.pastrychef.com/WAFER-PAPER_p_824.html
http://www.bakingshop.com/cakes/ediblepaper.htm

You might also give a call at Cake Art Supplies in San Rafael. I don't know if they carry the same product(s) as Spun Sugar but they may know a source:
http://www.cakeartsupplies.com/Englis...

Good luck!

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Spun Sugar
1611 University Ave, Berkeley, CA

Cake Art Supplies
1512 5th Ave, San Rafael, CA

[bgbc]

Thanks! I bought and tried wafer paper -- and you're right, it is thicker. It cracks easily when bent (even when it's supporting a blob of caramel) so I pulled the caramel and then rolled it flat with a rolling pin between two pieces of wafer paper. Cut that and wrapped in non-edible candy wrappers.

It'll do but I'm still searching for the thinner, more flexible stuff...

[wolfe]

Have you tried Spun Sugar?
http://spunsugar.com/cart/index.php?m...

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Spun Sugar
1611 University Ave, Berkeley, CA

[rabaja]

Spun Sugar has it. As does Sugar 'n Spice in Daly City.

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Spun Sugar
1611 University Ave, Berkeley, CA

[bgbc]

Thank you both; from Spun Sugar's website it seemed they only had chocolate and classes -- but obviously their online store is a limited selection of what they sell.

I should have specified that I need paper thin and pliable enough to fold, like the stuff used to wrap some Asian candies, rather than the paper used under nougat, which seems to be crisper and sometimes thicker. Will report back...

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Spun Sugar
1611 University Ave, Berkeley, CA

[rabaja]

I've never seen that kind of rice paper available. If you do find it anywhere, please let us know.
I'm thinking Japan Town now, but seriously, have no idea where you might find this locally. Good luck.

[bgbc]

Thanks. I think that's going to have to be my next stop. Any supplier recs? I've never actually ventured beyond the indoor mall behind the movie theater.