It's All Rice at Kahala MKT

 

Through the month of August, Kahala MKT is celebrating RICE with a variety of rice products from Hawaii and abroad.  In addition to retail rice items, Kahala MKT is also featuring a few rice dishes from the hot bar (assorted made to order rice bowls, grab n go musubis) and poke bar (the rainbow chirashi bowl - featured below). Et Al, the restaurant in Kahala MKT, is also featuring a few rice dishes and sake pairings for a limited time. You can find 5 "easy-to-follow" recipes for tasty rice dishes using ingredients that are available in the store. On top of all this, receive a Kahala MKT rice paddle free when you spend $75 or more through August 17 or while supplies last. 

For more information, go to: www.kahalamkt.com/rice.

As a Kahala MKT ambassador, I get invitations from Kahala MKT to check out their products and offerings. Sometimes they give us a bag of pre-selected goodies to try, and sometimes they gift us gift cards to purchase items to try.  For this month, they gave us a gift card to purchase ingredients to make one of their rice-based recipes, so since I had to go to the MKT to pick up my gift card, I decided to pick up some ingredients for my rice dish and also picked up some of their new rice offerings/products.

rice from The Rice Farm (Japan)

The Rice Factory (imported from Japan, polished in Honolulu)

whiskey (Japan)

Chef Brian Sung's muramura rice snacks

Huff n Puff - Hawaii's favorite Okoshi (puffed rice snack)

Assorted sake from Islander Sake Brewery in Kakaako

the rice aisle

ingredients for jambalaya

our rice haul

The Rainbow Chirashi bowl

 

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The Rice Factory

Here in Honolulu, we are lucky to have The Rice Factory, a Japanese rice specialty shop that provides the finest Japanese rice (short grain), that has been carefully selected and grown with no or very low amount of agricultural chemicals. 

Did you know rice is a "fresh" food and much like vegetables, the taste and quality degrades with time.  So if you are looking for the freshest and highest quality rice, you can get it at the Rice Factory.  Simply choose the type of rice you like and they will it mill it fresh right there to your specifications. 

We've tried yumepirika, which is ranked first in the Japanese rice grain quality ranking, but our favorite is nanatsuboshi which is a versatile rice that a lot of local restaurants use.  The Rice Factory also sells other Japanese food items and kitchen items like chopsticks and standing rice paddles.  If you're still in a need of a gift for the person who has everything this holiday season, consider a 5 pound bag of fresh rice that would make a great gourmet gift item!


The Rice Factory
955 Kawaiahao Street
Honolulu, HI 96814

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