The Rice Hack That Fuels My Family

A dry skillet and patience are all you need to transform leftover rice into a meal, Eric Kim writes.Bryan Gardner for The New York Times. Food Stylist: Barrett WashburnePublished June 13, 2025Updated June 13, 2025I grew up with a rice cooker on the counter and a bag of rice the size of me in the pantry.Rice was the main carbohydrate, the grain around which the rest of the meal revolved. So we often had plenty of…