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Rice is a
key part of any Oriental platter and Wing Yip has a wide range in
stock to compliment all dishes, both sweet and savory.
The UK's
leading Oriental grocer supplies the catering trade and cooking
enthusiast alike with products including fragrant jasmine rice, which
is recommended for most Chinese and South East Asian dishes and can
be cooked with lemon grass and coconut milk for a delicious
accompaniment to fish.
Also available
is glutinous or 'sticky' rice used in main courses such as dumplings
and desserts, as well as Hakubai enriched sweet rice among many more.
Mr Wing Yip,
chairman of Wing Yip plc said: "We find that rice tops most of
our customers' shopping lists as it is forms the basis of Oriental
cuisine. In response to this demand we stock a wide selection of
Thai, Japanese and Chinese rice which vary in texture, flavour, scent
and cooking characteristics."
Rice has been
part of the staple diet in Eastern countries for thousands of years.
According to legend, rice was first eaten in China 5000 years ago and
for centuries, was a standard of wealth often used in place of money.
Rice is a symbol of life and fertility which accounts for the old
tradition of throwing rice at weddings, today replaced by the
throwing of confetti.
Wing Yip is
widely recognised as the UK's leading Chinese grocer and each of its
four stores in Birmingham, Cricklewood, Croydon and Manchester stocks
more than 2,500 items from noodles and chop sticks to more diverse
items like chicken feet.
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