msmofet
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How to spice up rice to give it some taste
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thymeless
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Basmati is usually intentionally aged a year, or sometimes more.
cookiecrafter
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Check the due date. Look for rice dust.
Hmmm I don't think rice "ages" per se.
Maybe after 50 years? or so?
I've just checked two different brands and neither have "best before" dates on them. 'Heat 'n Serve' rice may very well have dates.
Since Covid came around there have even been shortages of rice on the shelves. So I think, for the time being, your year old rice is good to go georgevan.
Maybe after 50 years? or so?
I've just checked two different brands and neither have "best before" dates on them. 'Heat 'n Serve' rice may very well have dates.
Since Covid came around there have even been shortages of rice on the shelves. So I think, for the time being, your year old rice is good to go georgevan.
Cooking Goddess
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"Aged" as in a controlled process. Think of aging wine. Basmati is dried in a specific manner to enhance its qualities. I had read somewhere (which I can't find now...) that you should by basmati rice that is shipped from Thailand (and one other neighboring country) because they cure the rice properly. Not the same article I had read before, but this does explain it a bit: https://krblrice.com/ageing-perfectionists/Hmmm I don't think rice "ages" per se.
Maybe after 50 years? or so?
I have quit buying basmati rice that isn't from India. I would be willing to buy basmati rice produced in other countries in the Indian subcontinent. Neither the stuff from California, nor Texmati have proper basmati flavour, which I read is part of what gets enhanced by proper aging. We always get brown basmati and that has even more good flavour than white basmati.
larry_stewart
Master Chef
When we went to our local Indian Grocer, my wife selected a bag of basmati rice and brought it up to the counter to pay. We're regulars there. The guy said to her, you dont want that one, let me show you which one you want. He then got another bag with a Zebra on it. We've been buying that brand ( dont know the name, just know has a zebra on it) ever since. It tastes great. Definitely a difference in quality and taste from brand to brand.
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Badjak
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I see a lot of basmati rice eaters
I like it but prefer Jasmine or pandan rice
I like it but prefer Jasmine or pandan rice
