Well-Read: The Hitachi Rice Cooker

In this season's "Well-Read" special episode—in which contributors and local personalities read some of our favorite stories from recent issues—Managing Editor Jordan LaHaye Fontenot reads aloud her story on Hitachi rice cookers from our July 2023 Cuisine issue. In the article, which has been shared far and wide across social media by Louisiana residents who have memories of the rice cooker, she explores the history of the Japanese appliance's rise to prominence in the rural towns of Acadiana.