Gyudon (牛丼) is classic comfort food that has had its place in Japanese cuisine for over 150 years. It’s a hearty rice bowl that is very simple to put together. It’s also famous for being a quick, nutritious meal that never fails to satisfy. While every household in Japan makes gyudon a little different, the core ingredients remain the same: thin ...
We cook basmati rice with Madras curry powder, onions, garlic and lentils, then mixed in fresh tomatoes, green onions, spinach and almonds to give a light, healthy and spicy sensory overload. ...
It’s true a level up in flavour and ‘yum’iness! For this demonstration we make the rice pudding in our Bamboo (8 cup) rice cooker but the recipe can be easily adjusted to scale for use in other rice cooker sizes. Please refer to your Yum Asia rice cooker user manual for the recipe and quantities related to your rice cooker. ...
For this demonstration we make sushi in our Fuji IH (4 cup) rice cooker but the recipe can be easily adjusted to scale for use in other rice cooker sizes. Please refer to your Yum Asia rice cooker user manual for the recipe and quantities related to your rice cooker. Ingredients required for 4 cup Fuji model: 3 cups of ...
For this demonstration we use our Sakura (8 cup) rice cooker. Note that the recipe can be easily adjusted to scale for use in our other sized rice cookers. Ingredients required for 8 cup Sakura model: 1 tbsp groundnut oil 1 small onion, finely chopped 1 cinnamon stock, split lengthways 3/4 tsp cumin powder 2 cardamom pods 2 tsp ground ...
For this demonstration we make yummy oatmeal porridge in our Kumo (5.5 cup) rice cooker. Note that the recipe can be easily adjusted to scale for use in our other sized rice cookers. Please refer to your Yum Asia rice cooker user manual for the recipe and quantities related to your rice cooker. Ingredients required for 5.5 cup Kumo model: ...
Enjoy this delicious chocolate brownie recipe. For this demonstration we make them in our Panda (3.5 cup) rice cooker but the recipe can be easily adjusted to scale for use in our larger sized rice cookers. The recipe for making this in 8 cup Yum Asia rice cookers can be found here – https://greedy-panda.com/2017/07/vegan-chocolate-brownies/.. Note that this recipe is completely ...
From the early origins of the rice cooker in the 1920s to present day has seen a world of changes in the appearance and functions of rice cookers. It wasn’t until the 1980s that the use of microprocessors were used in the appliances and with that came the ability to develop more advanced features such as a digital display for ...
Exclusive to Yum Asia’s Bamboo and Fuji rice cooker models is Umai Induction Heating (IH). Induction Heating in rice cookers occurs when coils in the bottom of the unit create a magnetic field that specifically heats up the inner bowl and contents. ‘Umai’ in Japanese means smart brain which refers to the microprocessor used to make fine adjustments in temperature ...
A rice cooker is only as good as the bowl which you are cooking the rice in. You can have all the bells and whistles you can get on your rice cooker but it is of little help if your inner bowl is made of poor quality material. Rice cookers have all kinds of varieties of bowl materials. You have ...

























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