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    Audi rice cooker

    If you're a facebooker, you've probably seen that trending Audi with a rice-cooker. It was actually an April Fools prank from 2015, but that's facebook for you. And to think that fb is having such an effect on our Presidential election this year...

    Audi Japan debuts special edition A8 featuring a rice cooker






    Exclusive only for Japan, The Audi A8 5.5
    “Vorsprung durch Technik” advances to a whole new level
    Audi premiered their flagship car, Audi A8 in 2014 to achieve mature market excellence of Japan’s import automobile industry. In addition to the lineup of A8 3.0/4.0, Audi debuts the “5.5” model limited only in Japan. To respond to the high demands of our customers, Audi A8 5.5 strived to aim for the most satisfying model using world class, advanced technologies. The model name 5.5 was inspired from 5(five) Go and 0.5(half) Han, coming from the term gohan, which means rice in Japanese.
    From the console, shines the pure-white perfection.
    In honor of the Japanese rice-eating culture, the Audi A8 5.5 features the world’s first rice cooker in the rear sheet console. The rice cooker is exclusively designed on the basis of the unique performance of Audi A8's 435PS/600Nm. From the intense heat convection inside the broad-brimmed Japanese rice cooking pot called, Hagama, it can generate heat directly from the core, cooking the perfect rice ever.
    Innovated gourmet food technology in a sophisticated style.
    With the touch screen menu panel, owners can select multiple cooking options. Through Audi’s refined, innovative technology, each and every owner can now customize any rice to their own taste of preference.
    The one and only fine quality of soft rush grass (rice straw) selected carefully will grasp the owner’s heart instantly.
    Audi’s innovative aesthetics creates the most comfortable atmosphere fitted for the Japanese climate. The 2,990mm long wheelbase interior is designed with tatami made out of the finest rush suitable for high temperature and the humidity in Japan. Enjoy the aesthetic features of Japanese culture with the new Audi A8 5.5
    Audi A8 5.5 debut.
    100 Years of Audi History. Today is April 1st.

    Present
    Audi April Fools' Day gift 「Audi original rice paddle」



    For customers who contact their local Audi dealer regarding the Audi A8 5.5, will receive a special gift based on first come first serve basis.

    Please click here to contact your local dealer.
    Please note that distribution of gift will be finished upon stock availability.
    The Gift will be distributed only on April 1, 2015. Dealers which close on April 1st will distribute it the next business day.
    Please note that some of dealers will not distribute the gift.
    This exclusive campaign is conducted only in Japan
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    Longtaitou Festival

    LOOK: 2,000 Henan villagers slurp up noodles cooked in a single massive pot



    To mark the annual Longtaitou Festival (龙抬头) yesterday, some 2,000 villagers attended a temple fair to eat noodles served in a massive pot at the Bailong Temple in Anyang county, Henan province.



    The traditional Chinese agricultural festival, held annually on the second day of the second month of the Chinese lunar calendar, marks the start of spring and the farming season.



    The villagers in attendance believed that the celebration would help to avoid mishaps and prevent illness over the year. Hopefully the noodles tasted alright as well.




    On this special day, besides eating noodles, people from across China also eat Chinese pancakes, light up dragon lanterns, pray for luck and, of course, get their (children's) hair cut.



    Remember to mark your calendars next year!
    By Lucy Liu
    [Images via NetEase]
    2000 Henanese can eat a lot of noodles.
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    This is so wrong

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    Rice Museum

    CHINA RICE MUSEUM CELEBRATES THE GRAIN
    BY ELISABETH PERLMAN ON 6/13/16 AT 8:25 AM

    The world’s first museum dedicated to rice has opened in China, The Times reported.

    Based in Changsha, the capital of central China’s Hunan province, Longping Rice Museum pays homage to Yuan Longping, otherwise known as the “father of hybrid rice,” for his contribution to increasing rice yields throughout the country. Longping, a Chinese agricultural scientist and educator developed the first hybrid varieties of rice in the 1970s.

    Museum visitors are invited to walk inside a collection of buildings shaped like rice kernels, while reflecting on China’s historical relationship with the grain.

    The world's first rice museum, named after Chinese agricultural scientist Yuan Longping, in Changsha, the capital of China’s Hunan province, May 17.
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    “Good rice is so tasty that you don’t need anything else, you can have a meal just of rice,” said Professor Zhu Zhiwei, an analyst at China’s National Rice Research Institute, founded in 1981 and based in the eastern province of Hangzhou. Professor Zhiwei heads a team of six Chinese government officials who try 30 different types of rice every day. The different varieties are then rated on a scale of one to 100 based on texture, flavor, color, smell and aftertaste.

    The major rice growing regions in China are based in the country’s northeast provinces of Jiangsu and Ningxia. The Chinese population is on course to consume a record 145 million tonnes of rice this year, which amounts to approximately 30 per cent of global demand, The Times reported. Despite high yields, the only country boasting national rice tasting standards is Japan, which remains the dominant global authority when it comes to rice.
    Every time I get a rice or noodles news story, I think about splitting this thread. Then I read through the beginning and decide it's too funny to split. But some day I will....maybe.
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    Anyone ever tried to make Ramen or Lamian? The secret ingredient are the alkaline salts aka Kansui. Much like pretzels. But people seem to disagree whether baking soda, baked baking soda or even lyme could be used instead of original Kansui.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Cataphract View Post
    Anyone ever tried to make Ramen or Lamian? The secret ingredient are the alkaline salts aka Kansui. Much like pretzels. But people seem to disagree whether baking soda, baked baking soda or even lyme could be used instead of original Kansui.
    I experimented a few times.

    It depends on the gluten level of the flour and the type of alkaline component. I used baking soda, but the elasticity wasn't quite right. And also I needed a lot of practice on stretching the noodles.

    I got some gan sui from the asian market a while back, but haven't tried it out yet. It's on my list of things to do this year.

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    I've been eating way more rice than noodles over the last few weeks, a major craving. Must be some logical explanation besides the way rice can be more filling and last longer to curb hunger. Of course the taste is unique. Rice stands alone in that way.

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    Slightly OT

    Granted, this is an ad, for Japanese noodles no less, but it's cool.

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