Do you know? Delicious rice of Japanese quality that you can taste at low price　

味の秘密は乳酸菌！

he reason it is tasty is lactic acid bacteria.

乳酸発酵で保水性、保存性、旨味が向上。

Water retention, preservation and umami are improved by lactic acid fermentation.

乳酸菌と聞けば多くの人は健康に良いとイメージするだろう。しかし、それだけではなく旨味や風味、保存性にも大きく作用するとても多くの可能性を秘めた優れものが乳酸菌だ。
乳酸菌はヨーグルトやチーズに代表される「動物性乳酸菌」と味噌、醤油、漬物などに用いられる「植物性乳酸菌」があり、特に近年注目を集めているのが「植物性乳酸菌」。
「植物性乳酸菌」は、乳糖を主体に発酵させる「動物性乳酸菌」と違い、耐酸性や耐塩性などの性質や旺盛な増殖力など、様々な環境に適応でき、発酵の対象が多いことが特徴。
そんな「植物性乳酸菌」のパイオニア、株式会社バイオテックジャパンがルソン地方バタンガス州に子会社BiotechJPを設立。植物性乳酸菌の発酵技術を用いた「The RICE SERIES」の製造販売を行っている。
「The RICE SERIES」で使用しているのはフィリピン米だが植物性乳酸菌の発酵熟成によって日本のご飯に近い味わい。しかもレギュラータイプの「Insta Rice」に加え、低カロリータイプの「GOHAN Lite」、低タンパクタイプの「ECHIGO」、さらに温めずにそのまま食べられる非常食タイプの「RICE TO GO」と種類も豊富。
「フィリピンの人は米を日本人の倍は食べる。米を通じてフィリピンの食と健康の問題に貢献できればと思っている」と語る江川清貞社長の思いがこもったラインナップだ。
レンジやお湯で温めるだけの簡単調理なので単身赴任者や独身者はもちろん、子供がいるご家庭でも常備しておけばとっても便利。また、カロリーが気になる人や食事制限のある人には待望の製品といえるだろう。
フィリピンでなかなか美味しいご飯が見つからなかった人はぜひ試してみて。きっと満足できるはずだ。
Many people known that lactic acid bacteria is good for health. However, it is not only that, but the excellent one with so many possibilities that greatly affects umami, flavor, and preservation is lactic acid bacteria.
Lactic acid bacteria is classified into “animal-derived lactic acid bacteria” represented by yogurt and cheese, and “plant-derived lactic acid bacteria” used for producing miso, soy sauce, pickles and the like. And in recent years, “plant-derived lactic acid bacteria” has attracted particular attention.
Unlike “animal-derived lactic acid bacteria,” which are mainly fermented with lactose, “plant-derived lactic acid bacteria” can be adapted to various environments such as properties like as acid resistance, salt tolerance, vigorous growth, and there are many fermentation targets Feature.
Pioneer of such “vegetable lactic acid bacteria”, Biotech Inc. established a subsidiary Biotech JP in Batangas Province, Luzon. They manufacture and sell “The RICE SERIES” using fermentation technology of vegetable lactic acid bacteria.
“The RICE SERIES” uses Filipino rice but tastes similar to Japanese rice by fermentative ripening of vegetable lactic acid bacteria. In addition to regular type “Insta Rice”, low calorie “GOHAN Lite”, low protein “ECHIGO”, and emergency food “RICE TO GO” which can be eaten as it is without heating.
“The Filipino people eat rice twice as much as Japanese people. We hope to contribute to the food and health problems in the Philippines through rice,” said CEO Egawa Kiyotaka.
It’s easy to prepared with just a range or hot water. In addition, it can be said that it is a long-awaited product for those who are concerned about calories and who have food restrictions.
If you can’t find good food in the Philippines, give it a try. You should be satisfied.

国際協力機構（JICA）及びフィリピン稲研究所（フィルライス）の協力を得て厳選された使用米「RC160」。ルソン地方ヌエバエシハ州やミンドロ島などフィリピンの米どころで収穫できるが、市場にはあまり出回っていない。Using the carefully selected variety “RC160” with the cooperation of JICA and the Philippine Rice Research Institute. It can be harvested from Filipino rice fields such as Luzon Region Nueva Ecija province and Mindoro Island, but it is not widely available in the market.

乳酸発酵の際には有機酸やアミノ酸、香気成分なども生成され、これらによって米の味・香りを変えたり、米に粘性を加えたりすることができる。In the case of lactic acid fermentation, organic acids, amino acids, aroma components and the like are also produced, which can change the taste and aroma of rice and add viscosity to rice.

江川社長のワンポイントアドバイス
President Egawa’s One-Point Advice

炊き方のコツTips for cooking

硬水で炊いてはダメ。
Do not cook with hard water.

「フィリピンではコメを炊く水の問題がある。コシヒカリが最もおいしく炊ける水の硬度は30だが、比の水はミネラルが多く、水道水の硬度は300ぐらい。コシヒカリを持ってきてフィリピンの水で炊いてもおいしく炊けない。米を美味しく炊くには軟水がお勧めです」
“There is a problem with water that cooks rice in the Philippines. The hardness of water that Koshihikari cooks most deliciously is 30 but the ratio water is rich in minerals and the hardness of tap water is around 300. Try Koshihikari and cook it with hard water and you will not get it cook as deliciously as recommended using soft water. “

日本の米どころ、新潟県にある株式会社バイオテックジャパン本社Biotech Japan Co., Ltd., located in Niigata, Japan