
ABOUT RICE
Rice is a valuable source of low-fat, complex carbohydrates and is abundant in thiamin,
niacin and iron. It is an essential ingredient for a healthy diet. Following are the
commonly available varieties of rice and their characteristics:
Long Grain Rice
Typically this rice is not starchy and has loose, individual grains after cooking. The
"California" rice is soft; "Carolina" is a little firmer, and "Jasmine" is the firmest of the
long grain variety and is flavorful and aromatic.
Short Grain Rice
Short grain is characteristically soft, sticky and chewy. This is the rice used to make
sushi. "California Rice" is soft; "Sweet Rice", often called "pearl" rice for its round
shape, is extra sticky and is excellent for making rice pudding.
Brown Rice
Brown rice is often considered the most healthy variety. It has bran layers on the rice
grains and contains more B-complex vitamins, iron, calcium, and fiber than polished
(white) rice. The most popular brown rice is long grain and has a chewy texture.
Wild Rice
Wild Rice comes in many delicious varieties and mixes. Often it is mixed with long grain
rice for its firmer texture and rich brown to black color. Wild rice makes wonderful
stuffing for poultry when cooked with broth and mixed with your favorite dried fruits.
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DID YOU KNOW...?
• Rice was first grown as many as 15,000 years ago in Southeast Asia and the East.
• The Chinese word for rice is the same as the word for food.
• In Thailand when you call your family to a meal you say, "Eat rice!"
• In Japan the word for cooked rice is the same as the word for meal.
• Rice is a symbol of life and fertility, which explains our tradition of throwing rice at
weddings.
• Rice is the main source of food for half the people in the world.
• There are more than 140,000 different varieties of rice, but only 10% are marketed
and sold.
• There are over 29,000 grains of rice in one pound of long grain rice.
• After cooking, rice swells to a size three times its original.
• Rice is cultivated in over 100 countries and on every continent except Antarctica.
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