Wooden Rice Bucket
魯肉飯の美味しさの秘密！ご飯の余分な水分を吸い取る魔法の木の樽
Description
A wooden barrel (bucket) to keep cooked rice and glutinous rice warm in Taiwanese eateries. The wood regulates rice moisture, keeping it fluffy without becoming soggy.
Classification: For Adults,Insulated Containers,Wooden Barrel Making Rice Delicious
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How to use
Ingredients
- Wood (Cedar
- Cypress
- etc.)
Instructions
- [Usage Secret]
- [Lu Rou Fan Foundation] Transfer massive white rice cooked in electric or gas cookers into this wooden bucket. Wood aroma transfers to the rice, and excess steam is absorbed, making 'perfectly grained rice' that doesn't collapse under sauce.
- [Migao Insulation] When making You Fan or Migao, sticky rice is always kept warm in this bucket until served to prevent sogginess.
- Wash with water and a brush after use, dry completely to absolutely prevent mold.
Learn more Substitutes, pairings, tips
Key spices
Refreshing wood aroma of cypress or cedar
Substitutes at Japanese supermarkets
Japanese Ohitsu (Sushi bucket) (Has the exact same function)
Pairing
Lu Rou Fan, Chicken Rice, You Fan (Sticky rice), Migao
Trivia
[For Adults] Has the same role as Japanese 'Ohitsu'. Visit famous Lu Rou Fan or Chicken Rice shops in Taiwan, and this giant wooden bucket is almost guaranteed to sit next to the register. In strong-flavored Taiwanese food, 'rice condition' is life; this wooden bucket is the proof of a delicious Taiwanese eatery.
Eating tips & etiquette
[Unique Eating] Scraping off the 'slightly hard rice grains infused with wood aroma' stuck to the bottom and walls of the bucket, eating them with sauce is the connoisseur's way!
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