Farmer Takumi Kasai's SEITEN NO HEKIREKI 300g

FARMER TAKUMI KASAI Rice&'s Seiten no Hekireki is harvested in Aomori Prefecture in the Tohoku region of Honshu by farmer Takumi Kasai. This rice is sweet and rich, characterized by its elegant flavor and aroma along with a delicious taste, making it the ideal pairing for any side dish or rice topping. Seiten no Hekireki is a solid rice with slightly larger than average grains. It has moderate luster and soft whiteness. Even if kept warm for a while after being cooked, it has moderate harness that doesn't collapse. The taste is delicious and not too heavy with a good balance of stickiness and sharpness. It also has an elegant sweetness. BLUE SKY The name Seiten no Heikireki comes from the kanji for blue, taken from the name of the prefecture Aomori, combined with the kanji for "heaven" or "sky." Heikireki means thunderclap or lightning, a reference to how the rice suddenly appeared in the clear skies of Aomori. That's the story of Aomori's new rice variety, Seiten no Heikireki.