Kinmemai Premium – The World’s Most Expensive Rice
Kinmemai Premium is a selection of hand-picked artisanal rice that holds the Guinness World Record for the world’s most expensive rice ($109 per kilogram). Rice is one of the most nutritious yet affordable foods on Earth, but if you’re looking for an exceptional selection of some of the world’s best rice varieties, look no further […]
South-Korean Researchers Create Beef-Infused Super Rice
Scientists at South Korea’s Yonsei University have created a new type of hybrid rice that not only has a meaty pink color but is also packed with beef protein and fat cells. Rice is already one of the most nutritious foods available in nature, but thanks to some scientific ‘magic’, it could soon become a […]
Scandal Brings Chinese “Plastic Rice” Myth Back Into the Spotlight
A viral news report about a woman who claims to have found plastic pellets mixed with rice grains has once again reignited allegations about Chinese fake rice. Rumours about ruthless Chinese rice growers and retailers mixing plastic rice grains with real ones to increase profit at the cost of consumers’ health have been doing the […]
Chinese Companies Accused of Selling Potentially Deadly Plastic Rice
A major food safety scandal involving fake rice recently rocked China; news reports suggested that the grains were made by mixing potatoes with industrial synthetic resin. There were also rumors of the “cheap but profitable” rice being exported to other Asian countries, including Singapore, Indonesia, Vietnam, and India. The fake grains supposedly cannot be distinguished […]