The Types of Rice
posted in Rice and Porridge |Rice is an important food that we Asians eat almost every day. The rice we usually eat is white or polished rice which husk, bran, and germ have been removed during milling so it is less nutritious. Nuritionists nowadays recommend that we eat brown rice which rice with only the husk is removed. It contains alot of vitamins and minerals and is good source of dietary fibre. However, one disadvantage is that it takes 45 minutes to cook and it has a flavour that is a little difficult to get accustomed to.
Malaysia grows it own rice. However, the long-grain rice such as the Basmati rice comes from north of India and Pakistan and Thailand which produce its popular fragrant rice. Basmati rice is used to cook the popular Nasi Biryani. Glutinous rice is also found in abundance here. we use it for nyonya kuih, nasi kunjit, loh mai kai ( cooked with chicken, Chinese style ), chinese dumplings and many other dishes.
