The grains of fragrant long-grain rice (high amylose) tend to remain intact after cooking; medium-grain rice (high amylopectin) becomes more sticky.

The centrepiece will be rice, fragrant in the south, more glutinous in the north.

Boiled chicken is plunged into ice then served cold with warm broth, fragrant rice, rich soy, chilli and freshly ground ginger.

It may also be a play on the Spanish name Azucena, which is also used to describe a variety of fragrant, white rice.

The newest product is a blend of fragrant brown American Basmati-style rice blended with wild rice.

All were enhanced by Jaipore's fragrant rice and an order of excellent nan.

Off to the side was a pile of fragrant green rice flecked with pieces of duck confit.

Through crossbreeding, it developed a form of the long-grained, fragrant rice suitable for growing in America.

From the flavour-packed soups to the fragrant rice and noodle dishes, it's all delicious even if the steady queue does not make for leisurely meals.

There were also rich, highly seasoned stews of vegetables, and fragrant rice with dates and almonds, and plenty of honey-sweetened wine.