What is Rice Up?
Rice Up is an Australian company which aims to enthuse the public on the affordability of rice, encourage people to use rice more often in cooking and educate people on the nutritional benefits of eating rice. Rice Up provides many rice products which can be found on our products page.
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Where is our rice grown?
Rice Up rice is grown right here in Australia, and due to our temperate climate we are fortunate to be able to grow many varieties of rice. Our rice is grown in the Murrumbidgee Valley of New South Wales.
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Quick and Interesting Facts about Rice
Rice is the seed of the grass species Oryza sativa (Asian rice) or Oryza glabberima (African rice). Rice is a versatile, affordable, delicious and nutritionally valuable food. It is able to be used in every meal of the day, and is very quick and easy to make, perfect for beginner cooks. Rice is also sold at a very low price and comes in many different varieties to suit every dish. Rice is an extremely nutritional food, and is high in protein and iron.
Rice is naturally found mostly in South-East Asia.
Rice was first farmed in Ancient China, around 4000 BC. Rice is the most widely consumed staple food in the world. There are more than 40,000 varieties of rice. Rice grows on every continent except Antarctica. The Chinese word for rice is the same as their word for food. Rice is a symbol of life and fertility, which is why it was a tradition to throw it at weddings, confetti has now replaced rice. |
Our Catch Phrase - The Road to Rice
Time To Rice Up Your Life!
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Learn more about rice with the Rice Up website! nutritional benefits, the history of rice, types of rice and rice recipes can all be found here!
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