Ogata Health Farm's "Asahi" Organic Brown Rice 2.5kg (Pesticide-Free and Fertilizer-Free)

What Is Asahi Brown Rice (Ogata Health Farm's Special Pesticide-free and Fertilizer-free)?

It is a self-confident work of Ogata Health Farm's, which was raised with the hope of "a happy family without illness". The rice has been cultivated without fertilizer for more than 20 years, without using pesticides, chemical fertilizers, herbicides, etc., just by corroding rice straw.

"Asahi" is a Showa brand rice that is the ancestor of Koshihikari and Sasanishiki. It is characterized by a light texture with a slight stickiness.

Currently, the most popular rice varieties on the market have been mated with Koshihikari.

Since the introduction of Koshihikari, the number of people complaining of rice allergies has increased, and it is said that this tendency will increase in the future. "Asahi" is a variety that even people with rice allergies can often eat confidently.

Cultivation Characteristics

For about 20 years or more, the soil is revived with pesticide-free and fertilizer-free farmland with hydrogen water, and it is the top naturally cultivated rice using self-seeded seeds.

Asahi Brown Rice Size Variations

Asahi Brown Rice 2.5kg

Asahi Brown Rice 5kg

How To Eat Asahi Brown Rice Deliciously

The best way to cook brown rice deliciously is to use clean water. Since brown rice is dehydrated, it absorbs the water from the first sharpening at once.

Therefore, when washing for the first time, use water that has passed through a water purifier or mineral water to remove the dullness at once and make it delicious.

By washing it with great effort, dirt and rice husks can be removed, but the lumpy feeling peculiar to brown rice can be alleviated, and the rice can be cooked firmly.

Inundation time is also essential for eating deliciously while efficiently ingesting nutrients. Make sure to soak in water for 6 hours in the summer and 8 hours in the winter before cooking.

How to Cook Brown Rice In Instant Pot/Pressure Cooker

The following is the easiest way to cook brown rice. Although most of the steps that must be done are the same as we usually do, there are a few tips for you to consider before cooking brown rice.

Useful Tips to Know Before Cooking Brown Rice:

● The rice and water general ratio for cooking brown rice is around 1:1.5 or 1:2. The water amount will determine the rice’s chewiness. In my preference, I like the 1:2 much better because it will have an easy to eat, fluffy, but still chewy brown rice.

● If using the older brown rice, add more water to cook it. Older crop tends to hardly absorb moisture. I would put a ratio of 1:2.3 (rice: water) for cooking older brown rice.

● It’s optional but absolutely worth it: try soaking the brown rice with clean water for 12 hours in summer and 14 hours in winter before cooking to make it easier to absorb moisture. The rice will germinate (which is more nutritious) and chewier, thus become Sprouted Brown Rice.

● To make the seasoned cooked brown rice, you can substitute the water with broth or dashi. To make it more flavorful, try adding 1/4 teaspoon of salt to every gram of rice.

● The rice will evenly be cooked when you see a crab hole-like spreading around the rice.

Cook Brown Rice in Instant Pot/Pressure Cooker

Equipment

• Rice Cooker/Instant Pot

Ingredients

• 450 g Brown Rice (washed)
• 900 ml Water

Instructions

1. Rinse and carefully drain your brown rice to remove excess dirt. I recommend to rinse up to 4 times.
2. Add the rinsed brown rice to instant pot/pressure cooker/rice cooker. Pour the water into the instant pot or the utensils you use in precise number. Stir to mix.
3. Close the pot’s lid select 20 minutes on high pressure (pressure cooker mode). Or let the rice cooker in “cook mode”.
4. After the cooking time finished, let the cooker release the pressure naturally. Once over, carefully open the lid, stir evenly, and transfer the cooked rice to bowl.

You’ll love this method because it only takes around 40 minutes to cook brown rice. Instant Pot is an all-in-one cooker device with many purposes. You can replace the instant pot with pressure cooker or the normal rice cooker.

If you are still confused about how to cook brown rice so that the results are as delicious as your expectations, please refer to our article below:

How to Deliciously Cook Brown Rice (3 Ways)

Because brown rice is rich in fiber, it is relatively takes more time to cook than white rice. But please rest assured! You can read the detailed instruction about “How to Cook Brown Rice” with 3 types of methods later in this article.

We are also happy to provide recipes that you can try to process the brown rice, which has many health benefits into dishes you can enjoy every bite of!

Brown Rice Recipe Collection

Since it’s not only good for your health, brown rice tastes especially good in many recipes. To provide a breakthrough in your various cuisines, we would like to show you our recommended recipes that you can try using brown rice.

Commitment Of Ogata Health Farm's

Philosophy

The goal is "creating a world without illness"

Therefore, fertilizer-free, naturally cultivated agricultural products are delivered to the table as they are, which means it's pure. We are aiming to create a healthy and happy family and society.

Commitment

"No pesticides, no herbicides"

No pesticides are used from the seed stage to harvest.

"No use of fertilizer"

No chemical fertilizer, no bokeh fertilizer, no livestock manure compost.

"Purification of soil"

Only the residue of the previous work is plowed in without bringing in organic matter from the outside.

We are cleaning the soil with an emphasis on the natural ecosystem cycle. (Rice husks generated during the production process are difficult to process and are discarded in some fields).

"Based on self-seeding"

We have been self-seeding for many years to detoxify the pesticides and fertilizer components remaining in the seeds. We try to leave healthy seeds.