Welcome to the fragrant and enticing world of rice, a grain that’s been cooked and enjoyed by humans for millennia. Here, you’ll learn all about various types of rice and how to cook them to perfection. You’ll also gain insight into special preparation techniques and the science behind them.
If you aren’t sure whether risotto is a specific type of rice or the name of a recipe, we’ve got you covered. Likewise if you’ve purchased a rice cooker and don’t quite know what to do with it. Seasoned home chefs who want to pick up a few tips about how to make the perfect fried rice will also come away from these pages with fresh insight.
From brown rice to basmati, this section includes everything you’ve ever wanted to know about rice. Feel free to leave your comments in the sections below the articles so we’ll know how your results turned out!
If you’ve eaten a fried rice dish at a Chinese restaurant and wondered why it tastes so much better than the home-cooked version, it’s probably because of MSG. Monosodium glutamate, or MSG, is a common and controversial flavor enhancer in many Asian dishes, including fried rice. It’s mainly famous for adding a mouth-watering (literally) umami …
Have you come across recipes that require frying rice before cooking? Do you often wonder why you should fry rice before cooking when you can just boil it? While I was reading a few recipes, I found a unique rice preparation method known as the pilaf method. In this cooking style, you must fry and …
Do you feel uncertain about using oyster sauce or fish sauce for your fried rice? Do you need help distinguishing between these two sauces? I used to believe both sauces were the same when I started cooking fried rice. Yet, the differences became apparent once I started using them more often. Now, the question is, …
Have you ever wondered why or how fried rice got its name? Is fried rice really fried? Well, my biggest misconception was that you have to fry rice for fried rice. By “fry,” I mean deep-frying the rice and cooking it! I only realized how wrong I was when I ordered the dish in a …
Since I was a kid, my mom has always suggested cooling rice a bit before refrigerating it. I only realized how important it is once I grew up and refrigerated steaming-hot rice. Let’s just say I did more harm than good trying to skip a few steps. Now, the question is can you put hot …
One of the biggest mistakes beginners make when cooking fried rice is using freshly-steamed rice. It can make the dish a big, mushy mess! Now, the question is how to dry out rice to make fried rice. After all, you need non-sticky, dehydrated, and slender rice grains to cook this scrumptious Asian dish. The most …
Storing Mexican rice can get tricky. It doesn’t just contain rice but also beans and vegetables, which can quickly go stale once you keep them for too long. I remember forgetting about Mexican rice in my fridge for a while. My fridge had never smelled so disgusting! This unfortunate incident made me question how long …
Both parboiled rice and brown rice are healthy carbs that fit into a well-balanced diet, but what makes them different? In this parboiled rice vs brown rice overview, we compare the nutritional benefits and production processes to determine who wins the battle for the healthiest rice. Read until the end to find out which dishes …
Whether you should eat brown or white rice has long been a topic of debate among food enthusiasts. The two kinds can easily fit into a balanced diet, but some may argue brown rice isn’t suitable for many traditional meals (more on that in a bit). So, how does brown rice taste different from white …
Are you wondering whether you should stock up on brown rice for a possible zombie apocalypse? While you may think brown rice should be a staple in every underground bunker, it may surprise you that brown rice’s shelf life is quite different from that of white rice. So, can brown rice go bad? Yes, it …