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.
Whereabouts can you get Chinese coloured sweet 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.
It is very sugary, it's hot and of course this rice is colourful, it's a really different style of rice to the normal.
How much does Chinese sweet coloured rice cost?
You're in China so as you would imagine it's cheap! It will definitely not break the bank, around 5 RMB or Chinese Yuan is the standard price for a serving of this rice.
You have to sample the fantastic sugary coloured rice in Yunnan in China.
In terms of taste, what's this Chinese rice like?
I have to say I loved it and scoffed it quickly. Rice itself is very flavourless to me, but the added sugar made it tasty and sweet. I'm not sure what e-numbers are in it, as they need to get the colours from somewhere but the taste was great! Really worth trying. The colours of the rice were turquoise, pink, yellow and purple.
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.
Whereabouts can you get Chinese coloured sweet 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.
It is very sugary, it's hot and of course this rice is colourful, it's a really different style of rice to the normal.
How much does Chinese sweet coloured rice cost?
You're in China so as you would imagine it's cheap! It will definitely not break the bank, around 5 RMB or Chinese Yuan is the standard price for a serving of this rice.
You have to sample the fantastic sugary coloured rice in Yunnan in China.
In terms of taste, what's this Chinese rice like?
I have to say I loved it and scoffed it quickly. Rice itself is very flavourless to me, but the added sugar made it tasty and sweet. I'm not sure what e-numbers are in it, as they need to get the colours from somewhere but the taste was great! Really worth trying. The colours of the rice were turquoise, pink, yellow and purple.
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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