Rice Recipes

A traditional Cantonese one-pot meal. Fragrant jasmine rice cooked in a claypot, topped with sweet Chinese sausage (Lap Cheong) and finished with a crispy rice crust.

A masterclass in subtlety. Gently poached whole chicken served with incredibly fragrant rice cooked in chicken fat and broth, accompanied by ginger-scallion sauce.

The most famous fried rice in China. A delicate, light, and colorful stir-fry of day-old rice, eggs, shrimp, Char Siu pork, and vegetables, without heavy soy sauce.

The ultimate Taiwanese comfort bowl. Minced pork belly slowly braised in soy sauce, rice wine, five-spice, and fried shallots, served over hot rice with a braised egg.

A hearty, portable breakfast roll. Chewy steamed sticky rice wrapped tightly around a crunchy Youtiao, savory pork floss, and pickled mustard greens.

A dim sum favorite consisting of glutinous rice stuffed with chicken, Chinese sausage, and mushrooms, wrapped in a large lotus leaf and steamed.

A hearty, portable Shanghainese breakfast. Hot, chewy glutinous rice wrapped tightly around a crispy fried dough stick, pork floss, and pickled vegetables.

The quintessential Sri Lankan meal — fluffy white rice served with a colorful and aromatic spread of curries, sambols, and papadum on a vibrant banana leaf.

A nourishing and colorful Sri Lankan breakfast or lunch — fragrant red rice served alongside dhal curry, coconut sambol, and a fish curry on a traditional banana leaf.