Japan discovers rice as a maize substitute

Eggs and meat from chickens and pigs that were raised on domestic feed rice are drawing a great deal of attention in Japan lately. Not only at the dinner table, but feeding rice helps increase the country’s self-sufficiency in feed. Paying 850 yen (€7.50) for a rice omelette is not a problem at the Rana Cru cafe restaurant in Tsukuba, Japan. It is one of the most popular items on the menu. The omelette is white in contrast to a more common yellow colour. The pale colour is because t