Soon, UP’s popular ‘kala namak’ rice variety to be on Japanese menu

GORAKHPUR: Popular Indian rice variety ‘kala namak’ will soon tickle the taste buds of the Japanese. An enterprising Gorakhpur native Ganesh Kumar Yadav, who had gone to Japan decades ago and now runs several businesses and hotels in Tsukuba near Tokyo, will soon serve ‘kala namak’ in his restaurants.
Ganesh has already sowed seeds of this popular rice variety in his farms in Scuba, and is hopeful that the aroma and quality of the produce will be an instant hit in Japan as well.The seeds for the rice variety were sent to him by his friend in Maharajganj, Hiralal Yadav, who is an internationalist cyclist.
“During a visit to Japan last year, I met Ganesh and suggested he cultivates ‘kala namak’ as the climate there is quite conducive for this variety which is also grown in east Terai areas. He agreed to the idea as he knows about the taste and aroma of ‘kala namak’,” said Hiralal.