Saturday, December 28, 2013

Bhutanese Red Rice

Unexpectedly, a supply of Bhutanese red rice was gifted to us in Singapore.  We naturally appreciate the gift as rice grains in sacks weigh a lot, and the traveller would have to transport it across cities.

Usually, instead of enjoying the rice for ourselves, we were ironically at the receiving end of requests to bring Bhutanese red rice - along with Bhutanese red chillies - from Bhutan to the Bhutanese studying in Singapore.  All these years, we never even get to meet the Bhutanese whom the rice and chillies went to as it was all handed to a Singaporean who loves getting to know anybody and anything Bhutanese.

So it is especially nice to be at the receiving end where we get to enjoy the rice at last.


Rather than red, it looks pink after being cooked.  It goes down well with most Chinese dishes as well.