Pricey rice: Kinmemai Premium, crafted by Japan’s Toyo Rice Corporation, is the world’s most expensive rice, priced at ¥11,304 (JPY) per kilogram. Holding a Guinness World Record, this rice features hand-selected grains from top varieties, carefully flavor-aged for six months, creating a rich taste and a jewel-like appearance. Known for its superior nutritional profile, this rice contains six times the immune-boosting lipopolysaccharides of regular rice, along with more fiber and vitamins. Its unique polishing process removes only the waxy layer, making it rinse-free and easy to prepare. Kinmemai Premium proves that something as simple as rice can be a delicacy.
Moss makeover: A Dutch startup company is using everyday moss to transform what is often dull-looking concrete into eco-friendly expanses of green with unique visual appeal. The company uses a “bioreceptive” concrete that encourages moss to thrive without damaging the walls or support beams of buildings, bridges, and other structures. Moss not only absorbs CO2 and purifies air and water, it also provides habitat for wildlife, shields surfaces from weather damage, requires minimal upkeep, and even discourages graffiti. Now refining its innovation by using recycled materials, the company is collaborating to “green-up” unique projects like wind turbine bases. Moss is the star of this simple solution that blends beauty and sustainability.
