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World’s Most Expensive Rice
Kinmemai Premium has been certified by Guinness World Records as the most expensive rice on the planet, but what makes it so special? Only 1,000 boxes of the Japanese grains are made each year, selling for around $73 each.
Top-class, award-winning rice varieties are selected for flavor and texture, before their enzyme levels are tested for vitality and “life force,” explains Keiji Saika, the 91-year-old president of Toyo Rice Corporation.
One chef told CNN the rice grains were shiny like “diamonds,” but read the story to find out how it did on the taste test.
Trouble at Rome’s Trevi Fountain
A new $2 fee has been introduced for throwing coins into Rome’s famous Trevi Fountain, but when the system launched on Monday, not everyone was playing nice.
Paying visitors had to take cover as some tourists stood behind barriers and flung coins down from above.
In a once-quiet village in the Italian Dolomites, the Instagram-famous church of Santa Maddalena now attracts up to 600 visitors daily during peak season. Authorities are stepping in to limit the influx, implementing new restrictions to curb day-trip tourism.
Great Escapes: Trapped in a Scottish Castle
The Winter Olympics began this week in the Dolomites and across northern Italy. One Italian ritual is essential for visitors to understand: the unwritten rules of Italian coffee.
Here’s our video guide.
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