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Microwavable rice is a packet of rice, which you microwave it for couple of minutes, and then serves you a freshly cooked rice. My attention went to the cover of it. The cover contains a picture of freshly cooked rice, the words that says 'gohan', and most of all the cherry blossoms in the back. By having rice and cherry blossoms on the same cover show a strong representation of Japan, which is not misleading. However, this product is made in Taiwan. This product can contribute to the reasons why many Westerners confuse Asian countries. Since Taiwanese eat rice as well in their culture, I believe that it is more appropriate to place a picture, which represents their country.

kanatakada — Last modified Mar 30 2011 8:01 p.m.


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