what can you tell me about rice?

Answer 1

everything

Answer 2

rice, cereal grain (Oryza sativa) of the grass family (Graminae), probably native to the deltas of the great Asian rivers—the Ganges, the Chang (Yangtze), and the Tigris and Euphrates. The plant is an annual, from 2 to 6 ft (61–183 cm) tall, with a round, jointed stem; long, pointed leaves; and edible seeds borne in a dense head on separate stalks. Wild rice is obtained from a different grass plant.

Rice is cooked by boiling or steaming. It can be cooked in just enough water to cook it through, or it can be cooked in a large quantity of water which is drained before serving. Electric rice cookers, which are popular in Asia, simplify the process of cooking rice.

Rice may also be made into rice porridge by adding more water than usual. This way the rice will be very saturated with water that it becomes very soft, expanded, and fluffy. Rice porridge is very easy to digest, so it is especially suitable for the sick.

Rice may be soaked prior to cooking. Soaked rice cooks faster. For some varieties, soaking improves the texture of the cooked rice by increasing expansion of the grains.

When preparing brown rice, a nutritionally superior method of preparation known as GABA Rice or GBR[2] may be used. This involves soaking washed brown rice for 20 hours in warm water (38 °C or 100 °F) prior to cooking it. This process stimulates germination, which activates various enzymes in the rice. By this method, a result of the United Nations Year of Rice, it is possible to obtain a more complete amino acid profile, including GABA.

Answer 3

There are many types of rice which require long or short cooking times or varying quantities of water. Like brown rice which takes about 45 minutes to cook in little water. Or the jasmine scented white rice which takes a little water and cooks very quickly. Or basmati which can cooked by first browning onion in oil & later adding rice with minimum water. All so good.

Answer 4

Rice is served in most Chinese restaurants. One Asia belief was once/maybe still is, that the burning of rice plants during a flood, can help stop the the flood. When rice is grown, in USA, the rice fields look like flooded gardens.

Answer 5

Hope its not about Condoleezza Rice.
Rice is the staple food of most asians. White or red rice is usually cooked and eaten with meat, fish or vegetable dishes. Rice soup with beef or chicken is soft but heavy. There are countless ways of cooking rice.

Answer 6

JASMINE RICE is the BEST!!!! It has the best flavor of any rice I ever had. It is white and you can buy it almost anywhere. I just never had. I don't know why I bought it when I did, but now I will not buy any other kind. Even before it is cooked you can smell a delicious aroma!

Answer 7

I can tell you I made some night before last and it was good. White rice in brown gravy with cooked beef. I use Minute Rice boil in bag.

Answer 8

Rice can be made in different ways.. in the Philippines there's this dish called Paella its made with rice, it can be color Yellow and its made with shrimps, chicken, peas, carrots..just that Paella you're full.

There is also what you call the RED Rice..its plain white rice but a seed that produces red color is added to the plain rice when it was being cooked in the rice cooker..

There is the Plain, streamed white rice..thats good as well.

There is Fried rice which can be done in different ways as well, like Garlic fried rice, Fried rice with spam, peas, carrots, ... Rice is so diverse...lol ;p

Answer 9

well its the staple food for all puertoricans in the world !!!! all kidding aside rice come in various forms and flavors like brown rice, basmati rice(which comes from India), jasmine rice(which is Asian inspired), arborrio (which is Italian)

Answer 10

Basic meal in most countries around world right now!
Wild rice is the best but quite rare.

Answer 11

Rice is nice.