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The year 2018 ushered a love for food from all over the world. With this fascination came a new British appreciation for rice. Malay nonya rice salad (Photo: IRRI) ...

A Buff-banded Rail (Gallirallus philippensis) stares down the photographer who has interrupted the bird’s food foraging in IRRI’s rice fields....

In this recipe, Chef Robby uses Imbuucan, an heirloom rice variety cultivated by in the Cordillera region in the Philippines. ...

Taken by R. Raman© from the Africa Rice Center, the photo is the first runner-up in A rice farmer’s life. ...

Chicha is one of the most popular drinks in South America and is loved by people of all ages. ...

Chele Gonzalez strives to find new ingredients and different ways to understand food. His travels in and around the Philippines have helped him develop...

Chef Gaita is a champion of Philippine ingredients, including the heirloom rice varieties of the Cordilleras. In fact, she graciously shared two recipes...

A coastal Ecuadorian dish usually served with sliced avocados or fried plantains and cold drinks ...

When David Leprozo, Jr. took up photography as a hobby at 13, he never thought it would lead him to a career of preserving the culture of the Philippine...

Nihonshu or rice wine (more popularly known as sake) has been an integral part of the Japanese cuisine for more than two thousand years. More than just...