A bit of background about rice Rice is one of the oldest cultivated crops, first mentioned in history as far back as 2800 BC in China. Rice is a staple crop and forms the foundation of the diet for many of the world’s population, especially those living in Southern and Eastern Asia. There are a huge number of rice varieties ...

Although this is technically a meat dish, it can easily be converted to vegetarian/vegan as we have done here. Cooked to perfection using the SOUP/SLOW COOK function of your rice cooker. *For meat eaters you can easily add protein at the end of cooking. Use tofu chunks and dipping bread to jazz it up if you feel it’s needed. For ...

Musubi, or rice ball, is a Japanese recipe that is more than 2,000 years old, but the brilliant idea to add Tempura only came about in 1957. Tenmusu, a combination of Tempura and Musubi, is now one of the most popular rice balls in Japan. ...

This salad is full of fibre and has a wonderful nutty texture. It can be prepared in advance and refrigerated overnight or served immediately at room temperature. ...

In this recipe, it is paired with seared salmon gently flavoured with lemon and thyme to enjoy the natural flavour of the salmon. ...

Let us help guide you through the maze of rice cooker terminology, technology and jargon. How a conventional (non-Micom Fuzzy Logic) Rice Cooker works Rice cooker models available in the UK and Europe are usually non-Micom Fuzzy Logic models and if you take out the inner cooking pan and look inside the main body of the rice cooker, you will ...

A spicy and aromatic curry which is delicious and easy to make. You can substitute the tofu with chicken or seafood if you prefer. We find pre-frying the fresh tofu adds a little more flavour and we do this in a dry non-stick pan until the tofu pieces are nicely browned. **Regarding the green curry paste. You can either use ...

Feeling like a bit of indulgence? A sealed type of rice cooker is actually a fabulous way of making a cheesecake. This is because the moisture and flavour is kept within the cake. Cheesecake can be combined with everything from chocolate to blueberries. This recipe with fudge is our greedy panda favourite and made in an 8 cup Bamboo IH ...

Rice, rice and more rice, we look in depth at the different and most common varities available American rice Thanks to technology that has eliminated the human labour factor in rice-growing, the U.S. is the world’s 12th largest exporter of rice. Arkansas, northern California and Texas are leading growers, with mega-farms that use laser technology from scaling the fields to ...

Saffron rice

  A great rice recipe when plain basmati rice just won’t do. The saffon adds such a lovely, bright golden color to the rice, in contrast with the crimson saffron threads dispersed throughout. Saffron rice has a delicate, floral aroma that you can’t duplicate with any other spice. There are 3 secrets making this rice. Secret No.1: Use good quality ...