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Best Rice for Orange Chicken: Perfect Takeout-Style Meal

Do you know the secret to cooking authentic orange chicken at home? Nope, it’s not following tried-and-tested orange chicken recipes. That’s already a given. It’s more like knowing which rice you should pair with this American-favorite Chinese dish. And that’s exactly what we’ll talk about in this post!  Crowned Rice Variety: Long-Grain White Rice Long-grain …

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Best Rice for Pelau: Trinidad’s One-Pot Wonder

I’m not too familiar with cooking dishes from Caribbean cuisine. Except for pelau, Trinidad and Tobago’s popular one-pot meal. I’m lowkey an expert at cooking this rice dish despite living so far from the West Indies. The secret? It’s knowing which rice to use, which we’ll cover right now! Top Rice Variety for Pelau: Parboiled …

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Best Rice for Plov: Failproof Varieties 

Plov was my very first introduction to Central Asian cuisine. Guess what– I loved my first Plov experience so much that since then, I’ve already cooked the dish countless times!  Not to brag or anything, but I have zero plov fails recorded. Wanna know my secret? Choosing the right rice for the dish!  Best Rice …

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