The old cliche "You get what you pay for" is true when it comes to rice cookers. Because rice seems to be such a simple food, and the cooker such a simple device, people usually don't want to spend more than the bare minimum when they purchase one. However, don't jump into buying one: do some research first.Most of the food is great, especially if you order from the menus that are posted on the wall. Many of the best dishes are the seafood offerings and soups. At $5, dishes like the Hong Kong style dumpling noodle soup are great bargains. Other highlights include the clams in slow-cooker-feijoada-brazilian-style-black-bean-stew sauce, the salty spicy squid and the chow foon. Portions are very generous so you can easily expect one to two days of leftovers.If you prefer a more traditional meal, make a vegetarian meatloaf, bake some sweet potatoes, and steam some broccoli. Gravy can be made from vegetable stock if you really want that brazilian Feijoada comfort food feel.You'll need two 12 oz bottles of ginger beer. I used Hitachino Nest Real Ginger Brew. Pour half of one beer into the hot pan and scrape all the brown bits off the bottom. Cook the beer down by half. Pour it onto the meat (now in the crockpot), and add the remaining 1.5 beers, along with the ginger, carrots, green onions, garlic, bay leaves, chile and some black pepper-quantities below.For one of the largest collections of historical artifacts and ceramics slow cooker Feijoada journey over to the exquisite architectural wonder of Museo Rafael Larco Herrera which is a eighteenth century mansion turned to museum. Textiles of all types are within as well some with extravagant weaving patterns of the early days.Wild rice soup: This is a staple in our house this time of year. Use broken wild rice for a more affordable, quicker cooking option or brown rice if you don't have access to wild rice, and add lentils if you want to up the protein. Just add some rice (and lentils, if preferred) to a big pot of veggie broth (or water with veggie boullion added), simmer and add vegetables such as peeled potatoes, chopped carrots and leeks. Cook until all is tender and then mash somewhat with a hand-held potato masher so it's nice and thick. Stir in a little plain almond milk for a creamy taste (optional) and season with salt, pepper and spices to taste. Serve with rolls, assorted fruit or a salad.Now I will rave about the nutritional aspect of this entree! It contains only 280 calories, a low 6 grams of fat, zero trans fat, 25 mg of cholesterol, 470 mg of sodium, 510 mg of potassium, 38 grams of carbohydrates, 6 grams of fiber, 5 grams of sugar, and a whopping 19 grams of protein! That's pretty amazing! This is feijoada em curitiba very healthy entree! I have been having muscle spasms in my legs, and my Dr.told me to consume more potassium, but I'm tired of bananas, so this fit the bill perfectly!