What is It?

I’m not talking about that thing in front, which is a grain of long-grain brown rice that I put there for size comparison. What are the things behind the rice? Be as specific as possible. Hint: There’s a similar food that’s popular right now, but this isn’t it. Hint #2: The two “balls” are not exactly the same size.

You guys always embarrass me with how quickly you get the correct answers to my little challenges, so I’m going to make this one a little more interesting: I’ll toss all the correct answers into a hat and pick a winner who will get a free package of this mystery food. If no one answers correctly, I’ll put all the incorrect answers in a hat and pick one. So be sure to leave your name in your comment!

Tomorrow morning I’ll post a recipe using “it,” so the contest is open up until then.

Update: Congratulations to lucky winner TheONLYTania, whose name was drawn from the 16 people who answered (nearly) correctly. (Tania, please send me your address, and I’ll mail you a package.)

Take a look at the answer!