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Nice thread, Dino! When buying basmati rice I tend to go for the brand in the link below. https://www.shirdell.se/products/mahmood-basmati-ris-sella-5kg It seems like it is a parboiled variant. Does that mean I should soak it before cooking? I have never really done that. I just wash and cook it, these days often like pasta in a lot of water. I've been satisfied with the results, but I'm far from an expert on rice.
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dino. posted:1121 basmati is a really good variety, and has freakishly long grains. Sella is the Hindi word for parboiled. Soak the rice for about an hour, and discard the soaking water. It will make the cooking happen way more evenly. This is also the perfect rice with which to make Tahdig. Look up a recipe and make it. You will be happy you did. Thanks! I'll try soaking it the next time I make it. Another question. How long does rice last, if stored in a way that keeps moisture out. I just found some arborio in the back of my cupboard, in an opened vacum bag, re-sealed with a bag clip. Sell by date is in october this year, but it's probably been opened for a year or two. I can't remember when I bought it. It looks fine, so I assume it's safe to eat, but I guess the quality might have degraded. It has been stored in a dry and dark cupboard at normal room temperatures.
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dino. posted:
Cool! I guess risotto is on the menu soon then.
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Is saffron really that expensive over in the US? Here it's about 2,50-4 USD per gram, for normal quality that you can find in any grocery store. Normally pre-ground Not the most premium I assume, but it is real saffron and Sweden is not a cheap country.
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Numerical Anxiety posted:I would presume that the fact that the vast majority of the world's saffron production is located in Iran might also contribute to higher prices in the US as opposed to Europe, no? That might be it, although if you look for it you can absolutely pay a lot extra for saffron that is marketed as premium Persian saffron over here as well.
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I just came across this video on a new to me channel mostly about Mexican food and would like to give it a try. (I really like what I saw from the channel in general. A really nice vibe and nice looking recipies, at least to a Mexican cuisine novice like me.) My question is, what kind of rice is she using? We don't really get Mexican rice here in Sweden but to me it looks fairly similar to various risotto rices. Could those be used as a substitute? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7kSiLTnKw0I
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Yeah, I guess I should have been more specific. I wondered about the type of rice they typically use in mexico. What kind of medium or long grain? Would basmati work? Some Japanese medium grain rice? Arborio?
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Cool, I'll go for basmati then. I just used discounted cured uncooked christmas ham to made a large batch of some bean chili thing, This rice would probably work great with that.
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Groda posted:I just use jasmine for my Mexican rice dishes here. Basmati adds too much of its own flavor. Well, I have plenty of both, so I guess I'll just have to try both and compare. 
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This thread is really interesting. I really like the insight into the rice business. It has also reaffirmed that the real rice elitists aren't east asians, but Iranians. Regarding organic food in general I mostly see it as based on superstition with arbitrary lines drawn between what is natural or what is "man made". I mean in organic production you can drown your crops in toxic copper sulphate but much safer modern pesticides are shunned.
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VictualSquid posted:I remember one of the GWS questions threads had someone who was afraid that white rice will kill him with diabetes if he ate it every day. He was asking for ideas because he moved to some pacific island where everybody eats white rice every day and other starches were comically expensive. Being afraid of white rice has been a thing in low carb circles for a good while, just like they are afraid of pasta and white bread. It's not really anything special about rice in that regard. It's just another type of bad carb to them.
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