He ate a meal that, some 30 years later, he still described as "stunning, spectacular, and unbelievable."

Cabbage Marinade.C. hampagne vinegar.

, peeled and sliced (about 1/4 cup)., thinly sliced (about 2 tablespoons).1. small (1/2-ounce).

bunch fresh dill.Steamed Cabbage.

grapeseed oil, divided.

Toasted sliced almonds.After convincingly demonstrating his "minute rice," the rest is history.

The executives at General Foods (now Kraft, which sold Minute Rice to Riviana Foods Inc. in 2006) were so impressed with the significant reduction in time that they immediately bought the recipe.After that, it was on.

Minute Rice was introduced to the market that same year in 1941 and was requisitioned by the U.S. Army for use as a GI ration for WWII troops stationed overseas in Europe and the South Pacific.By 1949, Minute Rice had launched its first national ad campaign, securing the title of "the first precooked rice" in the minds of the American people..