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Dishing rice.(The talk)(varieties)
There are more than 40,000 varieties of rice in the world--in shades of red, blue, and purple in addition to the usual white and brown. Ounce for ounce, all have similar calorie and carb counts, but they differ in other ways. Here, a primer on the distinctions, including the answer to the question asked by fans of Japanese food: Why doesn't sushi rice fall apart?
Long grain. Literally longer than others. It has a high proportion of the water-soluble starch amylose, which tends to make grains cook up dry, fluffy, and separate. Especially good for curries, pilaf, and salads.
Medium and short grain. Both are tender and moist when cooked. They have a lot of amylopectin, a sticky starch that doesn't wash off in water. Best suited for desserts and sushi, and explains why sushi rice stays together.
Brown. After harvesting, the inedible outer hull is removed, but the rice germ and bran are left, lending color and crunch as well as fat, vitamins, minerals, and fiber. When brown rice is boiled, the bran layer protects the ...
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- News wire article from: Asia Africa Intelligence Wire July 30, 2004 700+ words
...Johan Aly Abdul Rais said although brown rice consumption is growing it is still...advantages, local consumption of brown rice will eventually increase," he...includes local rice, fragrant rice, white rice, brown rice, basmathi rice, calrose rice...
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- Magazine article from: Vegetarian Times O'Connor, Amy Reilly, Lee April 1, 1997 700+ words
Whole Brown Rice is rice in its original form with the bran intact; white rice is brown rice that has gone through at least...nutritional information labels, brown rice and white rice come out looking pretty much the...
- Get ready.(brown rice nutritive value)(Brief Article)
- Newspaper article from: Nutrition Action Healthletter September 1, 2005 700+ words
...pouch. Not sure what to do with brown rice? Add some sauteed vegetables or...in peppers or squash. Swap it for white rice in your pilaf. Think of it as a...stripped, fiber-poor white rice when brown rice is ready when you are? Uncle Ben...
- Farmers launch sales campaign for germinated brown rice.
- News wire article from: Asia Africa Intelligence Wire August 1, 2002 700+ words
...launch of the new product would influence some consumers to buy germinated brown rice instead of white rice. "Although germinated brown rice does not taste as good as white rice, the product has a unique flavor and may appeal to some people," said...
- Rice Is Prominently Positioned in New USDA Food Guidance System; Whole Grain...
- Press release article from: PR Newswire April 19, 2005 700+ words
...both brown and white rice can complement and...cup of whole grain brown rice provides two of the...while enriched white rice is a good source...either enriched white rice or whole grain brown rice or a blend of both...
- Vegetarian Today: Short-grain brown rice a favorite comfort food.
- Newspaper article from: South Florida Sun-Sentinel (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune News Service) July 31, 2003 700+ words
...Then, cooking brown rice takes about the same effort as preparing white rice. And it's more nutritious. Brown rice has more fiber...trace minerals than white rice. There are three main varieties of brown rice: long grain, medium...
- Vegetarian Today: Short-grain brown rice a favorite comfort food.(South Florida...
- News wire article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service Petusevsky, Steve August 4, 2003 700+ words
...Then, cooking brown rice takes about the same effort as preparing white rice. And it's more nutritious. Brown rice has more fiber...trace minerals than white rice. There are three main varieties of brown rice: long grain, medium...
- Los Banos folk go back to brown rice.
- News wire article from: Asia Africa Intelligence Wire May 15, 2003 700+ words
...fruits. He noted that brown rice might be more economical than white rice. A kilo could produce...cooked rice while white rice could only make 10 cups. Preparation Brown rice can replace any dish with which white rice is matched. But...
- Brown rice is healthier and more economical.
- Newspaper article from: The Nation (Thailand) August 19, 2008 700+ words
...changing their brown rice to white rice. A number died...high-class white rice at their own...fibre levels of brown rice improve digestion...for outlawing white rice. However, this...the option of brown rice. A research...
- Readers ask about fries, tofu, brown rice.
- Newspaper article from: South Florida Sun-Sentinel (Fort Lauderdale, FL) August 8, 2005 700+ words
...dry. How can I cook brown rice so it comes out the same...different amounts of liquid. Brown rice, because it is minimally...to become tender than white rice. Typically, short or medium-grain brown rice is what you get in Japanese...
