Egypt invents unique way of sampling imported rice

We’ve created an important rice-sampling technique unique to Umm El Donia: A research center affiliated with the Agriculture Ministry has recently been cooking and taste-testing foreign rice samples for suitability in Egyptian kitchens, according to Reuters. The samples are cooked to perfection, then brought to certified food scientists who grade their color, flavor, and aroma. “It is something that doesn’t happen globally,” rice exporter and importer Moustafa El Naggari said. “In other countries, the cooking instructions are simply written on the packet.”