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Let's talk RICE Growing up in the south we ate plain ole white rice. Depending upon how well you could cook it, it was either sticky or fluffy. Since my hubby doesn't particularly like rice, I haven't served much in the past 30+ years. I was still of the opinion that you went to the store and bought Uncle Ben's parboiled rice 'cause it always cooked up fluffy. Hard to mess up Uncle Bens. Occasionally I'd cook brown rice or wild rice (which I understand isn't really rice at all. Recently Peachbongi introduced me to Jasmine rice and WOW is it yummy. Nothing like the rice my mom used to cook. Now I find myself checking the store shelves for new kinds of rice. My latest find was black rice also known as purple rice. It is YUMMY in all caps! So let's talk rice..... |
Gee, didn't know about that. I used to get saphrin rice and loved it. I'll have to branch out more. |
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We love saffron rice, and I love white rice with lemon juice. Very tasty. |
Well, I am from the south but more hill country. I did not grow uo eating rice...uncle Ben or rice a ronnie maybe. We had potatoes at most dinners..still love mashed potatoes:D Anyway..fast foward.. Living in south Florida the culture is most decidedly rice eaters. I now have a rice cooker and make rice often. My younger brother was married to a girl from Japan and she taught me how to cook rice. You are right...there are many different types of rice and each has it's own flavor and texture . I now love coscous .. Prepared with some red onion, feta cheese, lemons oh my:D |
Oh my, I forgot all about saffron rice which we simply called yellow rice. |
Oh for the love of rice!!! Mom cooked rice with everything! !! Eggs and rice, ketchup with rice, dirty rice, beans and rice ...I could go on and on. Hubby first thought dang r are y'all Chinese cause y'all eat a lot of rice!! |
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That's what my moms motto was, rice is cheap and its a filler! She's Cuban but we grew up in new Orleans! My favorite dishes r the Jambalayas , gumbos... mmmmmm getting hungry just thinking about it! |
My absolute favorite rice is BASMATI ~ it smells like popcorn when it is cooking :D:D |
Well, I could go on about rice being asian, lol I just prefer that plain old white rice for the most part. I do venture into brown rice from time to time as it's "better" for you. I also like Uncle Ben's from time to time. I usually will make myself rice and hubby a baked potato. I found a 1 1/2 cup rice cooker, just the right size. |
My Sir is an old school southern gentleman...He doesn't care for the pre-seasoned rices, or wild, or brown.... He likes white rice with butter and some garlic and herbs Im NOT a rice fan, but I prefer "wild" rice, or something a bit more exotic, but there's only two of us so if He won't eat something I'm stuck eating it for a week-no thanks. |
Years ago my neighbor from Korea fed my little boy rice with little drops of sesame oil, he ate it like he was starved! When she moved she gave me her old rice cooker and Jasmine rice- and showed me how to use it. I find the Yellow Star brand to be the best! |
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omg.. I LOVE sesame oil. How did you use the oil with the rice.. just drops on top of the rice? I have to laugh, I guess we are patatoes or rice eatters. Of course there is corn..now I do love a good cornbread ! (i may be the only southerner who doesn't like gritts) |
Love basmati rice and jasmine too!..I throw in some minced cilantro when its done and I'll put a big bowl of it in the frig. ......I'll heat up small portions and then I'll add in a cut up avocado. I also love Lundberg Wild Blend wild rice! I cook it in low sodium chicken broth. When it's done I stir in some sauteed mushrooms, leftover cooked shredded chicken, and golden raisins. |
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Basmati smells delicious while cooking, and has a nutty flavor...yummy....wonderful served with etouffee! |
What??? :eek::eek: There is more than white rice and brown rice??? :eek: 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. :rolleyes:;);) |
[QUOTE=Lil Sis;3952357]omg.. I LOVE sesame oil. How did you use the oil with the rice.. just drops on top of the rice? Yes, verry fine drops- instead of butter but small amount (more is not better in this case) sometimes a bit of sesame seeds stirred in. I got the name of the brand wrong ,it's "Golden Star" in the yellow bag. |
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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.... |
I love grits! Just wanted to get that clear. I'm a southern born and raised and I love GRITS, corn on the cob, smashed taters and good ole white rice. I am acquiring a taste for the more exotic varieties. I just found a great site for rice lovers Cook's Thesaurus: Rice it's short, sweet and simple. |
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oh I know!!! Cornbread stuffing at Thanksgiving is to die for! We could also start a thread on biscuits.. well maybe that is why yt starated the people food and recipes talk section?:) |
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Thank you.. that sounds so ooooooo yummy. I know what is for dinner tonight:) btw.. I made humus with my students and I needed a large amount of sesame seeds for the tahini paste... I found them at an Asian food mart very good price.. same for the sesame oil. |
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Where do you find all this yummy sounding rice and things to add to it..if you live in the south in a small town and there are not ethnic markets around you:( |
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We are lucky enough to live so close to the port our Walmart stocks all kinds of things for the ships that come in. They have the best price on the golden star rice and an entire aisle of ethnic foods that move quickly. I love cornbread - made with sugar, I call it corncake so no one gets confused! I have been working on making the hummus- have thrown out two batches so far... |
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. :D |
I like wild rice. I hate white rice |
I ordered a rice cooker...now to find all these yummy sounding rices:D |
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