wo commercial rice flours (GTIndica and GTJaponica, with amylose contents of 306.8 and 185.2 g kg−1 respectively) and their blended flours were used to make rice pasta. The effects of two emulsifiers (distilled glyceryl monostearate (GMS) and a commercial emulsifier (KM3000)) on the pasting and thermal properties of dried rice pasta were investigated using a Rapid Visco Analyser (RVA) and a differential scanning calorimeter (DSC). The rice pasta made from high-amylose rice flour had better extrusion properties, better texture, whiter colour, less cooking loss and better eating quality than that made from low-amylose rice flour. The maximum amount of low-amylose rice flour that could be blended in for making an acceptable quality of rice pasta was 500 g kg−1. A soft texture, low adhesiveness and low gumminess of cooked rice pasta were obtained by adding 10 g kg−1 GMS. SEM investigations showed that use of an emulsifier restricted the swelling of starch granules, especially for the pasta made from high-amylose rice flour.