Friday, May 31, 2013

Coloured Sweet Rice in Yunnan, China

By Jonny Blair


Today's Friday's Featured Food comes from China once again. We know how much the Asians love their rice, but how about some special coloured rice with sugar added to it? Throw in a walk to some gorgeous waterfalls called Jiulong, near Luoping in the Yunnan Province and you're sorted. Here's a bit about Chinese sweet coloured rice.

Where can you find the Chinese sweet and coloured rice?

You can find the sweet coloured Chinese rice in a load of places, but Yunnan is one province that definitely has it. If you head out to the amazing Jiulong Waterfalls you can see a lot of food stalls there and some of them sell the Chinese sweet and coloured rice.

This type of Chinese rice is very different to the normal type. It is hot, sweet (lots of sugar) and comes in many colours!

How much does Chinese sweet coloured rice cost?

Well since it's from a market stall, it will be cheap. Don't expect to pay any more than around 5 Chinese Yuan (RMB) for a serving!

Sampling the excellent sweet coloured rice in China is really recommended.

How about the flavour? What does this rice taste like?

It's delicious and really sweet. It will surprise you - you will munch and scoff it down really quickly. Despite not having much flavour, the sugar really is noticeable and it goes down a treat. It comes in multicolours - purple, pink, yellow, blue and white.

How cool is travelling in China?

This is the world's most populated country and it is a gem of a place to travel around. All you need is a backpack, a guidebook and a sense of wonder! It's a great place for backpacking and getting away from the crowds.

Make sure you get China on your itinerary and try the fantastic sugary sweet rice when you hit up the Yunnan Province. It has to be tried.




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