I was given this product by my parents who had it in their cupboards and never made it - and now I know why they never used it! This product is so weird and tasted awful. The package is of basically 'pre-cooked' rice and it advises you to add just 2tbsp of water to it and heat for a couple minutes in the skillet. I was excited about the convenience but after sampling it I threw it all out and didn't serve it to my family - it was just so awful tasting. It tasted extremely processed, with way too much salt and weird flavours and the rice was a weird texture. It was not soft at all and was very very grainy. I would not recommend this product.