Ping Coombes and Rice

We're overjoyed to welcome back Bath's Ping Coombes for a live cookery demo and tastings to celebrate this new beautiful homage to Rice. Ping's first book, Malaysia has been a constant and much-loved bestseller here in the cookery section.

Rice is a symbol of life, prosperity and abundance in many Southeast Asian countries and a staple food all across the world. For Ping, growing up in Malaysia rice was always the sun around which all other dishes revolved.

Ping offers advice and timeless recipes that will make this a book for every rice-loving cook to treasure. She explains whether to wash rice, the different ways to cook it perfectly, how to reheat it safely, why sticky rice isn't simply overcooked rice and how to elevate your rice-eating experience.

The recipes include rice dishes, dishes to partner with rice, sweet rice, savoury rice, rice snacks, foods made from rice, whole chapters on fried rice and one-pot rice, pickles and condiments and so much more. Try some of these dishes and you will completely change the way you think about this amazing grain. Look forward to recipes such as Eight Treasures Rice, Baked Honey & Soy Chicken Rice, Steamed Prawns & Crispy Garlic in Prawn Oil and Rice and Coconut Pancakes.

'For any lover of rice, this book must be in your repertoire. Why? Because not only is it everything you need to know about rice but it's also packed with ideas of how to use it!' Ken Hom

Growing up in Ipoh, Malaysia, Ping Coombes was inspired by her mother's cooking. Now living in the UK and travelling globally, she draws inspiration from her heritage and delivers food with modern twists and local ingredients. Ping stunned the MasterChef judges with food inspired by her Malaysian heritage when she won the competition in 2014 and then again in 2022 when she won MasterChef Champion of Champions, becoming the first double MasterChef Champion.

Her Malaysian recipes are frequently featured in the press, and her first book MALAYSIA topped the bestseller lists. She regularly hosts supper clubs and events in Bath and across the UK, as well as masterclasses at her Ping at Home Kitchen. She also offers a range of chilled ready meals and recently started producing her own range of chilli condiments. Her signature Peanut and Shallot Chilli Oil is currently stocked in Selfridges in London.