Penglai Short-Grain Rice (Taoyuan No. 3) bamboo-steamer or Wood Snake Year

or Wood Snake Year

soft-washed

8” W x 5

Its insistence on friendliness is charmingly Taiwan

Yu Ding Xing makes their soy sauce with black beans and salt

Penglai Short-Grain Rice (Taoyuan No. 3) bamboo-steamer or Wood Snake YearNamed after Mt. Penglai, home of the immortals in Chinese and Japanese mythology, Penglai Short Grain Rice is the quintessential style of everyday Taiwanese rice served at home and in restaurants across Taiwan. This short grain rice of the japonica variety was developed during the Japanese colonial period to cater to Japanese tastes for stickier shorter grains, as opposed to the long grain rice that dominated Taiwan at the time. Bred to thrive in