Now this is a really nice rice pudding

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Max Rocha, the owner of London hotspot Café Cecilia in Hackney, started buying tins of Ambrosia rice pudding in his local corner shop five years ago; he sought solace in it when he was stressed out amid opening his restaurant in 2021. To him, rice pudding is a warm hug. “It’s the ultimate comfort dessert,” he says. “I love it so much, especially topped with…