Who will cook my rice for me?

davidp80 · Jun 28th, 2007, 08:14

I'm glad to see this thread has moved onto to more positive grounds. Count me in for the Bangalore wild rice party!

-Dave

goangoangone · Jun 28th, 2007, 09:05

Wild rice is a species of grass. In the UK I used to buy brown basmati rice. Nutty flavour.

Nick-H · Jun 28th, 2007, 10:00

Here (reference: Mrs N) Basmati is only used for Biryani. It is very expensive compared to other rice.

I use it for everything, it has some flavour at least, but Mrs N forbids me from feeding it to the birds!

Oh, that Ludberg site makes me sad... Here I am in a major rice-growing country, at least ten varieties/grades available even in the local rice shop, and nothing that can make me say, Mmmm... delicious

dzibead · Jun 28th, 2007, 11:17

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nick-H

... but Mrs N forbids me from feeding it to the birds!

Well, I would HOPE NOT!

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nick-H

Oh, that Ludberg site makes me sad... Here I am in a major rice-growing country, at least ten varieties/grades available even in the local rice shop, and nothing that can make me say, Mmmm... delicious

The have an on-line store - maybe they'll ship to India???
http://lundberg.elsstore.com/view/ca...--white-rices/
http://lundberg.elsstore.com/view/ca...--white-rices/
http://lundberg.elsstore.com/view/ca...ices---blends/

Nick-H · Jun 28th, 2007, 11:27

Can you imagine the Indian customs allowing shipments of rice into India?

Anyway, I didn't check the prices on the site, but remember we're living on an Indian budget here --- I'd guess that even the shipping charges would be extortionate in our terms.

We used to buy cheap rice (broken grains) for our crows in the old house, but Mrs N would eat it too (not much wrong with it, to be honest) if she was just cooking for herself, so it became known as wife-and-crow rice!

Here we don't have a flock of crows, but we do have a flock of sparrows. At least we don't have to make them egg to go with the rice every day.

wonderwomanusa · Jun 28th, 2007, 11:46

>>Can you imagine the Indian customs allowing shipments of rice into India? <<

Well, yes. India imported a lot of US-AID rice in the early 70s.

Goldendeer · Jun 28th, 2007, 12:06

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nick-H

Can you imagine the Indian customs allowing shipments of rice into India?

Dont be surprised if they do. Many rice farmers are switching to sugarcane, banana etc for higher profits.

I also heard on tv some African farmers are cultivating Pigeon peas and exporting to India.

What is Pigeon peas?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pigeon_pea

Prashant.M · Jun 28th, 2007, 15:17

Quote:

Originally Posted by robotvoice

Yeah I dont think it is available in India. Maybe I can bring some on my next trip and we can have a Bangalore wild rice meetup.

Cool! I would love that!

Thanks robotvoice

I will get the beer, whisky or rum, whichever you want

.

goangoangone · Jun 28th, 2007, 21:26

Quote:

Originally Posted by Goldendeer

Dont be surprised if they do. Many rice farmers are switching to sugarcane, banana etc for higher profits.

I also heard on tv some African farmers are cultivating Pigeon peas and exporting to India.

What is Pigeon peas?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pigeon_pea

Everywhere here is being planted with rice this year, whereas previously fields were left barren. I presumed the price had risen.

By the way, is David's rice ready yet?

davidp80 · Jun 29th, 2007, 02:16

Who will cook my rice for me!?

Actually I've got some cooking on the stove right now - Organic brown basmati....mmmmm yeah... (Haha....it's funny that this is now my most "successful" post yet - 69 replies! Yeeeooow!)

-Dave

Nick-H · Jun 29th, 2007, 02:27

71 now!

Enjoy the rice

pan_nv · Jun 29th, 2007, 03:18

I was told that basmati rice is hard to digest hence it was made only on special occasion, but now I think it had more to do with the price.
I am sure there are other reasons why basmati rice is not used for everyday cooking.

robotvoice · Jun 29th, 2007, 03:28

Quote:

Originally Posted by davidp80

.. (Haha....it's funny that this is now my most "successful" post yet - 69 replies! Yeeeooow!)

You never know what threads are going to stick around here. Don,t try to figure it out because there's no logic to it.
I have asked serious questions, only to get a couple of responses (helpful nonetheless), and on the other hand i once started a thread observing the new design of the website, and got 77 responses!

robotvoice · Jun 29th, 2007, 03:34

Quote:

Originally Posted by Prashant.M

Cool! I would love that!

Thanks robotvoice

I will get the beer, whisky or rum, whichever you want

.

Looks like a Bangalore meetup is in order! It might be a bit early to plan at this point, but I will be in India from October to March. I was planning on heading south around December or January and honestly I wouldn't mind carrying around a pound of rice for a few months. That is assuming there are no customs restrictions for bringing rice into the country.

Prashant.M · Jun 29th, 2007, 11:52

Quote:

Originally Posted by robotvoice

Looks like a Bangalore meetup is in order! It might be a bit early to plan at this point, but I will be in India from October to March. I was planning on heading south around December or January and honestly I wouldn't mind carrying around a pound of rice for a few months. That is assuming there are no customs restrictions for bringing rice into the country.

We can always start a new thread about getting wild rice into India

and another one on how best to cook it unless you already know. If it's going to be a hassle lugging around a bag of rice then please don't get it. Honest

I won't mind. However let's definitely meet up when you are in Bangalore.

Jun 28th, 2007, 09:05	#62
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Nick-H Loud-mouthed, Noisy Bird Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Chennai, India Posts: 28,368	Here (reference: Mrs N) Basmati is only used for Biryani. It is very expensive compared to other rice. I use it for everything, it has some flavour at least, but Mrs N forbids me from feeding it to the birds! Oh, that Ludberg site makes me sad... Here I am in a major rice-growing country, at least ten varieties/grades available even in the local rice shop, and nothing that can make me say, Mmmm... delicious __________________ . Just one member of the IndiaMike Mod Team

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Jun 28th, 2007, 08:14	#61
davidp80 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Pennsylvania, United States Posts: 260	I'm glad to see this thread has moved onto to more positive grounds. Count me in for the Bangalore wild rice party! -Dave

Jun 28th, 2007, 11:27	#65
Nick-H Loud-mouthed, Noisy Bird Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Chennai, India Posts: 28,368	Can you imagine the Indian customs allowing shipments of rice into India? Anyway, I didn't check the prices on the site, but remember we're living on an Indian budget here --- I'd guess that even the shipping charges would be extortionate in our terms. We used to buy cheap rice (broken grains) for our crows in the old house, but Mrs N would eat it too (not much wrong with it, to be honest) if she was just cooking for herself, so it became known as wife-and-crow rice! Here we don't have a flock of crows, but we do have a flock of sparrows. At least we don't have to make them egg to go with the rice every day.

Jun 28th, 2007, 11:46	#66
wonderwomanusa Maha Guru Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: Dhaka Posts: 3,570	>>Can you imagine the Indian customs allowing shipments of rice into India? << Well, yes. India imported a lot of US-AID rice in the early 70s.

Jun 29th, 2007, 02:16	#70
davidp80 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Pennsylvania, United States Posts: 260	Who will cook my rice for me!? Actually I've got some cooking on the stove right now - Organic brown basmati....mmmmm yeah... (Haha....it's funny that this is now my most "successful" post yet - 69 replies! Yeeeooow!) -Dave

Jun 29th, 2007, 02:27	#71
Nick-H Loud-mouthed, Noisy Bird Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Chennai, India Posts: 28,368	71 now! Enjoy the rice

Jun 29th, 2007, 03:18	#72
pan_nv Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: sin city Posts: 79	I was told that basmati rice is hard to digest hence it was made only on special occasion, but now I think it had more to do with the price. I am sure there are other reasons why basmati rice is not used for everyday cooking.

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