Rice in their eyes Rice in their eyes July 4, 2011 Different people can look at the same grain of rice and see different things. Rice, to farmers,...Read More
Sam’s Chicken Biryani Sam’s Chicken Biryani July 1, 2011 Biryani is a rice-based meal made with spices, rice (usually basmati), and meat, fish, eggs, or...Read More
Ipoh Kway Teow Ipoh Kway Teow April 2, 2011 Patti Heong, spouse of Dr. K.L. Heong, a senior scientist at IRRI responsible for research on arthropod ecology...Read More
Kiping the faith Kiping the faith April 1, 2011 In the Philippines, a country with 1,001 fiestas, town celebrations tend to become indistinguishable from one another....Read More
Rice in the city Rice in the city January 7, 2011 Mention the island country Singapore and rice growing may not be the first activity that springs to...Read More
Sakkarai Pongal Sakkarai Pongal January 7, 2011 “Pongal is a harvest festival widely celebrated by farmers in Tamil Nadu and Sri Lanka to give...Read More
Stamps of approval Stamps of approval June 7, 2010 2 In honor of the 50th anniversary of the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), which is based in...Read More
More than meets your rice More than meets your rice January 26, 2009 Maybe I was hallucinating but I thought I saw a pair of socks among a sea of...Read More
Sowing the seeds of art Sowing the seeds of art January 23, 2009 Mysterious crop circles of incredible complexity that appear overnight, or a baseball park as in the 1989...Read More
Hainanese chicken rice Hainanese chicken rice October 20, 2008 Serves 4–6 Time: 1½ hours, plus resting A classic Singaporean/Malay dish developed by immigrants from the southern...Read More