The picture-filled menu at this famous bibimbap chain from South Korea is essentially a Pinterest board of aesthetic rice ...

If a jar of rice isn't the aesthetic you're after, you can use small sheer pouches, like the ones often sold for jewelry.

Take small portions of the rice and potato mixture and shape them into round or oval cutlets. Roll each cutlet in breadcrumbs ...

In addition to this aesthetic assist, the San Marcos River provides Texas wild rice with a more existential benefit: Its low-sediment waters are what allow the species to exist at all.