Good For Your Appetite Poem by Toshie Nohara

Cute, pearly white rice
Small, healthy brown rice
Round, sticky good rice
Long, thin plain rice
People in Eastern countries
Eat them all the while
Boil or steam in
different style

Rice pudding in Britain
Wonder if you have eaten any?
Would you prefer
Chinese fried rice
so delicious to
Japanese Sushi if
you are ambitious to try?
Omochi for New Year in Japan?
Onigiri for anyone from other land?
It's up to you!
Yes, you can
Cook rice in water to make porridge
Steam rice to eat with any curry
Don't worry!
Rice, rice, rice, rice
It's nice
It's food
It's good
For your appetite.