Can we all extol the virtues of rice for a moment...

[Longgrain]

All the recent food threads are making me hungry...

Can we have a thread about rice...

Rice wine, sushi, rice crispy squares...what ever you want...

and of course...



(just trying to reach 600 you know...If I'm being obnoxious, just ignore me and I'll probably disappear...)

[bicentennial_baby]

1. Well you are "Longgrain" :)

I love Thai Jasmine Rice...Yummy.

[Longgrain]

3. And rice's good for you too.

:thumbsup:

[amazona]

2. thumbs up for the rice

It is the potato of Louisiana only it tastes better! And I say this as one with a deep love of the potato also.

[Longgrain]

5. Louisiana huh?

how about a Jambalaya thead...

Like it expecially with jumbo shrimp!

[trof]

4. aka "Cajun Spuds"

My Cajun mother-in-law had a bowl of rice on the table at every meal but breakfast. Even then she'd sometimes serve leftover rice fried in a little sausage or bacon grease.
yum!

[Longgrain]

7. Up north here

Don't get much authentic Cajun cooking...last time was down south did have me some blackened catfish on a bed of grits, however...

[trof]

16. Try jasmine rice if you can get it.

I think you can get it mail order here:
HOPPE FARMS JASMINE RICE

P.O. Box 59
Fenton, LA 70640
Telephone: [phone]
Contact: Jimmy and Brenda Hoppe
FAX: [phone]
Products: Aromatic jasmine rice

It's delicious.

[tridim]

21. Buy Jasmine rice at your Asian Market

You won't find it cheaper anywhere. One 25 pound bag lasts me a year. Oh, and never boil rice.. Get a rice steamer, it cooks rice like it's supposed to be cooked.

[datasuspect]

6. 2/3 of the world's population

subsists primarily on rice.

[Longgrain]

10. Perhaps we should talk Aisian cusine...

In Japan rice is usually served with every meal...with meat or fish only as a side dish...

Smart folks over there...

[datasuspect]

14. i love that sticky rice

you get with sushi or in vietnamese joints.

[frictionlessO]

18. Im all about the sushi.. and Italian rice balls....mmmm nt

[Longgrain]

22. Ah Sushi

No one's chimed in about that yet:thumbsup:

I recently tried sushi with peaches in it, never had it with fruit before and I was yummy.

[sushi]

28. You should try the simple Thai desert

sticky rice with mango! The rice is steamed then mixed with coconut cream and sugar, and sometimes sprinkled with toasted sesame seeds. Then it is served with fresh mango. Absolutely delicious!
I have it several times a day when we visit Thailand during mango season.

[barb162]

8. I like plain white rice probably more than potatoes

[Longgrain]

11. Me too...

I get so sick of potatoes some times. Sometime a simple bowl of the white fluffy stuff will do...

[Mayberry Machiavelli]

27. mmmm buttered or with some sauce...

[Longgrain]

29. Yep butter and sauteed mushrooms...

Rice and veggies are always good too...

So sweet...:9

[anamandujano]

9. brown basmati

the best

[Longgrain]

12. Got try it...

I've seen some pretty exotic brands in the natural food section at the grocery store...

A little off topic, but maybe we could talk couscous as well...

[Longgrain]

13. I think I know what I'm having for lunch now...

:9

Thanks everyone! :hi:

And enjoy the natural goodness of rice.

[Floogeldy]

15. Yea but . . .

Rice isn't very good for you unless it is in its whole form, with the germ and bran still on it, as the basmati rice referred to above.

That doesn't mean I don't eat it, though. :)

[Longgrain]

19. Thanks for the nod

I'm not really a health nut, but I do try to balance my diet and watch what I eat.

Being single I've been sustaining myself on a diet of mostly sandwiches, always looking for some healthier alternatives.

[Floogeldy]

24. Not a health food nut anymore either

I eat good old white Minute Rice two or three times a week. When I'm doing Mexican, I put a bullion cube, a pat of butter, cumin, paprika, chili powder, and a handful of mixed frozen vegetables in my rice water before I boil it. The rice cooks up just fine and it is very tasty!

[Minimus]

17. I am Celiac - gluten intolerant - so I eat alot of rice!

Basmati and Jasmine are my favs.

[Longgrain]

20. Ah Basmati...

It's all good...

Too many people around here talking alcohol and hungover...

It's nice to hear some good talk about something more substantial...

[yellowdogintexas]

23. Big Basmati fan here too

I buy mine in big bags at a small Indian market near my home. I just love it.

I freeze my leftover rice in baggies and when I make soup, I throw the frozen rice in for the last 10 minutes or so and it makes a perfect additive because it is already cooked and does not soak up twice its weight in water and make the soup too thick

Another trick is to spread your leftover rice on a cookie sheet and dry it in the oven at 200 degrees or so, and then drop it into hot soup, preferably a thin brothy variety...you get sizzling rice soup, which is tasty and jolly fun for the noises it makes

Rice and gravy, rice and chinese stir fry, rice and beans, rice and curry (had curry last night for supper,yum) fried rice, rice with ratatouille, etc etc etc

[Mayberry Machiavelli]

30. I'm steaming up some basmati right now! To have, buttered, with

some leftover roast chicken for lunch! Yay!

[mcscajun]

25. Risotto rocks!

Yes, it means 20-30 minutes over the stove stirring rather than just walking away...but what a result!

Saute a little onion, maybe garlic, add the rice, stir it up a few minutes. Splash a little white wine and stir till that gets absorbed, then start adding the stock a little at a time, keep stirring throughout.

Add whatever you have around the house, or whatever the mood caused you to buy. My favorites usually involve chicken and mushrooms, or shrimp and peas...yum! Finish with a bit of butter and/or a shower of grated parmesan. Omigod it's heaven on a plate.

[fluffernutter]

37. mmm, i love risotto too. it is heaven on a plate!

[Mayberry Machiavelli]

26. Short grain, long grain, sushi, basmati, jasmine, red beans and, it's

all good!

[chaska]

31. Try a rice pudding with Basmati rice sometime. OH...MY...GOD!!!

[Longgrain]

32. I've forgotten about rice pudding...

I susose we could also add cream of rice cereal.

And how about rice soup...

Noodles are nice
but rice will do
and suffice...

(Unless it's Condleeza Rice...I have no tolerace for that type of rice:puke: ))

[chaska]

38. What about rice noodles? I have them in my Pho (Vietnamese noodle soup)

...with a nice fish fillet and basil leaves and bean sprouts. Dammit, I can never live in a small town again ... unless I start my own pho restaurant. Hmmm, I could have it every day ... FOR FREE!!!

[VTdem]

33. Condi Rice anyone?

[auntAgonist]

34. sticky rice .. errrr subject

[Longgrain]

35. No appreciation for that sort of Rice around here.

As I noted above.

[fluffernutter]

36. i love wild rice, but now i have a hankering for rice crispie treats

did you know you can make them with ? :9

[chaska]

39. Wild rice is not really rice. It's a seed. I'm wild about wild ... seeds.

Wild Rice Krispies treats??? Put enough fluff on it....???

[Longgrain]

40. Rice Cripies Treats...

Are a great idea...maybe I'll make some tonight...

[IronLionZion]

41. why must brown rice be "wild" and white rice is not?

damn the white man and his subliminal messages!

I'm South Indian (India not Native American) so my four food groups are rice, alcohol, fish, and rice. If I couldn't have rice, I'd probably starve to death. mmm...I think I'll go make some right now, with prawns and okra too.

and yes, long grain wild rice decimates all, and it's good for you too.