Stonepot Organic Green Rice & Buckwheat, Roasted Seaweed, Shiitake Skin, Pig Cheek

This dish was inspired by the tradition in which rice is heated in a large stone pot so that the rice becomes crispy on the outside edge and soft in the centre. In my version I wanted to emphasise the textural contrasts of the ingredients. The slow-cooked lightly smoked pork cheek plays off against the crisp organic green rice; the silken tofu works beautifully against the roasted crisp seaweed, shiitake skins and rice lace. The flavours of aged soy a