It can be tricky finding the perfect gift for foodie family members and friends. Well, have no

fear this year as Wing Yip, the UK’s leading Oriental supermarket, has the perfect solution to

your Christmas gifting woes.

As someone who loves cooking, I spend a lot of time in the kitchen, so anything that can produce great results and is inexpensive, is a winner in my eyes, which is why I couldn’t have been more thrilled to try out the Kitchen Craft 1.5 Litre Microwave Rice Cooker – £8.59 and the Hancock 10″ Bamboo Steamer and Lid – £2.46.

It’s not that I can’t cook rice and other grains, although I should confess that the results can be somewhat variable. The joy of the Microwave Steamer is that all I had to do was follow the simple instructions, pop it into the microwave and voila, perfect Jasmine Rice.

Wing Yip’s Hancock Bamboo Steamer is another kitchen staple used in Oriental cuisine and cooks perfectly steamed dumplings or a range of vegetables every time. Gently steaming vegetables preserves much of the vitamins that can be lost when boiling. Not only practical, the Bamboo Streamer has the kitchen aesthetic beloved of all Jamie Oliver wannabes.

In addition to us Kitchen addicts, I can think of another group of people who might welcome these as a Christmas gifts, not least because it is a lazy stereotype that all students live on a diet of Pot Noodles. Obviously, students have time constraints, their kitchens may not be well stocked and they certainly don’t need expensive kitchen equipment, all of which makes the Rice Cooker and Bamboo Steamer the perfect gift to pack them off back to University.

Both of these Oriental kitchen essentials are available to buy in the Wing Yip superstores and

online. Visit the online store at: www.wingyip.com

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