Let's talk RICE

[jencar98]

Originally Posted by jadabug

I ordered a rice cooker...now to find all these yummy sounding rices

I've heard rice cookers are the best way to go and just maybe someday I'll try one out. I still revert to the same way of rice cooking, suggested by my sister that told me about the Basmati rice. Place rice/water in microwave dish, microwave on high for 5 minutes, reduce power to 50 percent and continue cooking for 15 minutes...perfect, never fails.

[sugarmamma]

Originally Posted by jadabug

I ordered a rice cooker...now to find all these yummy sounding rices

U should be able to find most of them in Walmart or an Asian market. I even cook my quinoa in my rice cooker!!!

[ancora_imparo]

Originally Posted by chattiesmom

Does your Sir eat what my daughter calls "sweet rice" with butter, sugar, and milk?

I don't THINK so, but i'll have to ask him to be sure.

[jadabug]

Originally Posted by sugarmamma

U should be able to find most of them in Walmart or an Asian market. I even cook my quinoa in my rice cooker!!!

I will have to check at Walmart...we barely have American markets here

[Lil Sis]

Originally Posted by BabyGirl Rosie

What??? There is more than white rice and brown rice??? Man, living where I am at is missing out on everything. We are so behind the times. I learn something about food here everyday. Well, mainly from Lisa.

Originally Posted by ancora_imparo

I'm from Michigan originally, and you would NOT believe how much heck I catch for not stomaching grits. I put cinnamon and sugar in them once thinking it'd help them be more palatable (it didn't!) and you'd think i had just murdered a celebrity....

lol..you make me think of a visit my family made to Bristol. My dh DOES NOT like southern cooking at all.. well we were in a small dinner and he asked the waitress what type of bread he had as an option for a sandwhick. she replies " we only have white bread here"..
now you have to say it with the souther moutain accent to get the full effect of course. I though my dh would die.. never have heard the end of it. I get so mad at him

[sugarmamma]

Originally Posted by capt_noonie

LOL a rice thread huh? I've missed out a lot this week.

Well white rice, there isn't just white rice. Even in asian cuisine, there are lots of different kinds of rice. Chinese style is jasmine rice which is a long grain rice. Sushi rice is a short grain rice. But my FAVE white rice is Mahutma rice, and Indian rice. My bff's mom introduced it to me, which they are Colombian. They use an Asian rice cooker to cook Mahutma. They add in a bit of oil, salt, a stalk or two of green onion or whatever you happen to have on hand. It is THE tastiest white rice ever! I've tried this with other chinese rice such as Calrose but the end result is not even close! My other bff who is also Chinese, tasted this for the first time (years ago) and said OMG this rice is so tasty! I thought I was just gonna be regular white rice! (just like regular old chinese white rice, flavorless and tasteless and sometimes kind of mushy.

However when I was a kid, I used to like rice pilaf from Sizzler with lemon.

What variety of Mahatma rice do you like? You are talking about the BRAND, right?? I don't know of a Mahatma variety. I like the basmati and the short grain aborio.

[TxVicki]

Originally Posted by sugarmamma

U should be able to find most of them in Walmart or an Asian market. I even cook my quinoa in my rice cooker!!!

HMMM I never thought of cooking Quinoa in my Rice Cooker. Now I'm going to have to try that.

[sugarmamma]

Originally Posted by TxVicki

HMMM I never thought of cooking Quinoa in my Rice Cooker. Now I'm going to have to try that.

quinoa takes exactly the same amount of time ~ or at least it comes out perfectly every time in the rice cooker

[jadabug]

I couldn't believe it!! Our little hometown Walmart had tons of varieties of rice. I bought Jasmine, basmati and even bought some quinoa to try. Now if my rice cooker gets here in a hurry I will most likely cook some before I get my cooker

[sugarmamma]

Originally Posted by jadabug

I couldn't believe it!! Our little hometown Walmart had tons of varieties of rice. I bought Jasmine, basmati and even bought some quinoa to try. Now if my rice cooker gets here in a hurry I will most likely cook some before I get my cooker

I was SO HAPPY to get that text with pics of real rice

When is the ETA for the rice cooker? Monday? You should have just bought one today at Walmart

[jadabug]

Originally Posted by sugarmamma

I was SO HAPPY to get that text with pics of real rice

When is the ETA for the rice cooker? Monday? You should have just bought one today at Walmart

I know!! Our Walmart didn't have Rice cookers I even checked online yesterday and you can have them shipped to the store for pickup.

[sugarmamma]

Originally Posted by jadabug

I know!! Our Walmart didn't have Rice cookers I even checked online yesterday and you can have them shipped to the store for pickup.

They did NOT stock rice cookers????? That amazes me. Small towns....