What is your favorite kind of rice to cook?

[clairecloutier]

Random food poll.

I made some rice for lunch & it got me wondering as to which kinds of rice people like most.

 

[gk_891]

Basmati for me. I especially like it in dishes like biryani.

Red matta rice goes well with Sri Lankan curries. And long grain parboiled rice is good for rice & peas that you find in the West Indies.

 

[TheGirlCanSkate]

I make my own mix - brown basmati rice, wild rice, millet, amaranth, - I cook it by bringing them all to a boil until they are tender. Super easy!

 

[oleada]

I usually do Jasmine. I like brown rice but my husband doesn’t. I like wild rice, cooked in chicken broth.

We have a rice cooker. It’s soooo easy to do that way.

 

[screech]

I normally cook jasmine rice, but I love risotto, so I've always got some arborio on hand as well.

 

[Aceon6]

Jasmine for me. It's easiest to make sticky or separate.

 

[ribbon]

I love all rice. I make risotto when in the mood for Italian, rice and beans is almost an everyday food for me (Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, Costa Rican, Belizean, I love all kinds), and I like to do jasmine rice for my Thai and Korean dishes and basmati for Indian. I also like wild rice blends. I rarely make sushi but I like eating it in restaurants. Basically rice = what's in my stomach.

 

[Vagabond]

Red, black, and brown.

 

[Meredith]

I need to be (a lot!) more adventurous with my diet!

 

[kalamalka]

Jasmine is my favourite general-purpose rice, although I also like basmati, and I'm very partial to wild rice, esp mixed with other types.

 

[Buzz]

Thai Jasmine or bismati

 

[Ohyes]

Uncle bens white rice mainly because it is a treat to finally be able to have now that I do my own grocery shopping for college and was rarely allowed to have it beforehand since my mum was trying to keep me healthy by only making and buying brown rice. (blegh)

 

[icie]

Jasmine - I put it into my Zo rice cooker & it comes out great. I also like wild rice.

 

[manhn]

I like a mix of white and brown rice. Do not know the brands.

Oleada, I used to hate brown rice too. But a cousin recommended me to mix white and brown. I now cannot eat it any other way. Maybe try 3/4 white and 1/4 brown. I think he would like the crunchy element.

 

[made_in_canada]

We have a rice cooker. It’s soooo easy to do that way.

I just got a rice cooker recently. We don't have much storage in our kitchen so I'm always hesitant to add a kitchen appliance but that thing is a game changer. I'm kicking myself I resisted for so long!

 

[Japanfan]

I chose arbrario because I like risotto. I also like wild rice, but only use it for stuffing with sausage, chestnut and apple.

Brown and white rice I don't mind, but don't eat very often. I prefer pasta to rice, and would make an avgolemono soup with orzo before I made a soup with rice.

 

[Lizziebeth]

I love brown rice and wild rice. I cook rice in a tall sauce pot so it does not boil over. I prefer that over a rice cooker.

 

[Vagabond]

There are a whole bunch of types of brown rice, ranging from this to this to this, with all kinds of blends. If you think you don't like brown rice, it might we worth doing some experimentation.

 

[Japanfan]

There are a whole bunch of types of brown rice, ranging from this to this to this, with all kinds of blends. If you think you don't like brown rice, it might we worth doing some experimentation.

I'll eat brown rice as easily as white, actually. In fact, I prefer it because of its nutty flavor.

I just don't care much for rice in general, excepting arbrario in risotto, and wild rice in stuffing (where it comes second to the sausage and chestnuts).

I prefer pasta and potatoes as starches - including orzo, which is rice-like.

Though I do have fond memories of garlic fried rice in the Philippines. One must eat rice daily in the Philippines, it's pretty much a requirement for traveling there.