White Rice Types

[jayt90]

Source for this golden rice? There is golden rice in Africa but it is GMO. Or, do you have white ricewith a gold colored spice?

[Panaderia Canadiense]

Nope, it's gold before I cook it. And thanks to Ecuador's constitution, it's definitely not GMO. I have absolutely no idea if it's even carried outside of the country - this year's rice crop was poor due to an invasion of African snails, so I doubt we're exporting any.

[MRE]

I have three staple rices that are always present, and other specialized ones bought for a special need on demand (arborio, valencia, brown, etc.).

Staples for much the same flavor/textural reasons others have mentioned:

small grain: Tamanishiki (very small grain, makes Cal-Rose look huge, expensive but worth it)

medium grain: Jasmine, usually Three Ladies

long grain: Basamati, no particular brand

I usually buy in 15-25 pound sacks.

I live in San Jose, so usually buy these at any of a number of Asian markets in the area.

[Franci]

Is it easy to find in the US the Royal Umbrella brand of Jasmine rice? That was quite common in Europe. Last week I bought a bag of Lundberg rice and I really disliked it

[patrickamory]

Franci, I've never seen that here. What is the country of origin? If it's Asian it's worth checking Chinatown or Flushing groceries. Otherwise, as mentioned above, I recommend Elephant brand from Thailand. $10 for a 10-pound sack in Chinatown, with the date of harvest clearly marked.

[huiray]

https://www.google.com/search?aq=f&ix=sea&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8&q=royal+umbrella+jasmine+rice

Thailand.

You're welcome.

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Royal-Umbrella/122868741078428?sk=info

http://www.amazon.com/Royal-Umbrella-Jasmine-Rice-Kg/dp/B0096PG0ZY (Pretty expensive)

[Franci]

Cheaper in the UK...I guess it is not really common here. Too bad because I really liked it

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Royal-Umbrella-Jasmine-Rice-10KG/dp/B00AZJYZIE/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1388805699&sr=8-1&keywords=royal+umbrella+rice

Thanks Patrick, I'll try the Elephant brand.