Fermented rice water is an ancient remedy especially common in Asian cultures. It’s also the subject of health research, including studies in the past couple of years, that shows how it can help rid ...

In homes across India, a simple bowl of kanji, or rice porridge fermented by soaking overnight, has long promised digestive relief and vitality. Now, research from Chennai’s Govt Stanley Medical ...

You might know sake, the Japanese rice wine, from your weekly happy hour with the coworkers you actually like, but that same fermented rice has deep roots in East Asian beauty culture. In both Japan ...

Fermented curd rice, a staple in many South Indian households, is increasingly gaining recognition in nutritional science for its probiotic and biochemical benefits. The dish, typically prepared by ...

It was Kishwar Chowdhury, a competitor and second runner-up on the 13th season of MasterChef Australia, who made a dish called panta bhat internationally famous. A rather humble dish from eastern ...

The largest serving of fermented rice (pakhala) weighs 1,174 kg and was achieved by Odisha Tourism (India) in Bhubaneshwar, Odisha, India on 20 March 2026 Pakhala is made using a local rice, water, ...

Hakutsuru Sake Brewery Co., has launched the first fermented rice drink in Japan with the FOSHU claim for improving constipation and diarrhoea. The non-alcoholic drink, Hakutsuru Sake and Drink Rice ...