An event for foodservice professionals to discover Japanese rice and Japanese rice products was held in Melbourne last month.
The one-day meeting was organised by the Japan Rice and Rice Industry Export Promotion Association (J.R.E) at Crowne Plaza Melbourne.
A number of entrepreneurs from Japan were in attendance, exhibiting products including rice, sake, rice flour, and rice crackers.
Exhibitors also showed convenient products such as potato starch with rice flour, rice porridge, and rice cakes.
Exhibitors included:
• Senda Mizuho Ltd (rice)
• Hyakushoichiba.co (rice)
• Hachidaime Gihey Co., Ltd (rice)
• Iris Ohyama Inc. (packed cooked rice, mochi)
• Zen-Noh International Corporation (rice, sake)
• Namisato Corporation (rice flour, gluten-free tempura powder)
• Morihaku Confectionery Ltd. (rice crackers)
• Ninki Inc. (sake)
• Hakutsuru Sake Brewing Co., Ltd. (sake)
A highlight of the event was Chef Ikuhide Arakane’s live cooking demonstrations, which saw the chef use products from the exhibitors to create unique dishes.
Japan is well-known for its high-quality rice products, which is a credit to the country’s abundance of high-quality water, which is ideal for the production of rice.
Producers also have high-grade quality control systems in place to ensure customers receive a steady supply of quality and reliable products.
J.R.E hopes foodservice professionals will consider adding Japanese rice products to their menus.
