Now, which Asian country has the tastiest rice, mates?

[FolkGuitar]

Koshihikari rice grown in Mie Prefecture, Japan.

[Stocky]

1 minute ago, fredwiggy said:

Yes, that's the same general area, northwestern India and Pakistan.

Correct

[baansgr]

1 hour ago, Keeps said:

Chicken tikka masala was supposedly invented in the UK in the 1960's. A few Indian restaurants had opened, I believe in London initially. The food they were mainly proposing was a bit spicy for the local taste so they ended up mixing tinned/canned condensed tomato soup with a curry to mellow it and the chicken tikka masala was the outcome. No doubt someone will be along to advise that is complete and utter tosh.

 

Won't touch it myself - nothing to do with curry snobbery. Just don't like the taste. Prefer a dhansak, Madras or Jalfrezi. They are all probably about as authentic as a tikka masala ( particularly the Madras).

 

 

Curry was invented by the Brits under the British Raj...don't know why indians think they can claim it...maybe a bit like changing history I suppose 

[RoryBreaker]

Purple rice. It's super healthy and has kept me looking handsome!

[KannikaP]

1 hour ago, Ralf001 said:

Rice is for peasants.

Chips for the aristocracy! 555

[save the frogs]

Sorry to sound like the grim reaper, dudes.

But should you be concerned about arsenic levels in rice?

Is it safe to eat daily? 

 

https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/arsenic-in-rice

Arsenic in Rice: Should You Be Concerned?

 

Yes. There is no doubt about it, arsenic in rice is a problem.

This may pose a health risk to those who eat rice every day in considerable amounts.

This mainly applies to people with rice-based diets.

 

(and arsenic is connected to various diseases ... cancer .. diabetes ...)

 

 

 

[Keeps]

10 minutes ago, KannikaP said:

Chips for the aristocracy! 555

Indian curry, hotter the better. 1/2 rice, 1/2 chips (the proper kind, not the American kind). Onion bhajii, naan bread. That was the order of the day, post pub, 11.10pm in the local Tandoori parlour at weekends.

 

Might be frowned upon but certainly avoided a Saturday morning and Sunday morning hangover. Might have an AHole looking like the Japanese flag next morning but the head was always ok.

[Cameroni]

This is a bit like asking what is better, a blonde, a brunettte, a redhead or a raven haired gal.

 

The answer is "it depends". In this case what you're going to eat. If you're going to eat a curry, then Basmati. If you're going to eat Katsudon, obviously  Japanese rice. Korean barbecue? Obviously Korean rice. Thai and Indonesian? Jasmine Rice. Chinese? Jasmine Rice. Vietnamese Jasmin rice.

 

So on versatility I'd say Jasmin rice takes top spot.

[Ralf001]

28 minutes ago, Cameroni said:

 raven haired gal.

 

 

Once you go Asian you never go Caucasian.

[Sigmund]

Tastiest or healthiest ? Because white basmati rice tastes divine but blows the belly. Brown rice is not all that tasty but far more healthy. 

[IsaanT]

Has anyone asked themselves if 'Lewie' is bone fide?  I ask because I think these tales are AI-generated.

The grammar and punctuation are nearly perfect.  His tales are told with the ability of a master storyteller.  The impression is that he's a cockney.  I have nothing against cockneys (I'm descended from them) but their spelling and punctuation are rarely this good.

Have you also noticed that he never involves himself in the thread once it has started?  Some have suggested that it's Bob Smith's latest persona but thin-skinned Bob always jumps back in to his threads to bite the ankles of anyone who criticises him.

I think someone is having some harmless fun with you all.
 

[Cameroni]

2 minutes ago, IsaanT said:

Has anyone asked themselves if 'Lewie' is bone fide?  I ask because I think these tales are AI-generated.

The grammar and punctuation are nearly perfect.  His tales are told with the ability of a master storyteller.  The impression is that he's a cockney.  I have nothing against cockneys (I'm descended from them) but their spelling and punctuation are rarely this good.

Have you also noticed that he never involves himself in the thread once it has started?  Some have suggested that it's Bob Smith's latest persona but thin-skinned Bob always jumps back in to his threads to bite the ankles of anyone who criticises him.

I think someone is having some harmless fun with you all.
 

 

Of course he's using AI. You just noticed?

[TallGuyJohninBKK]

I live in Thailand, so I'm somewhat partial to things here... However, with RICE, you really have to be careful.

 

--White jasmine rice, while it tastes good in Thai cooking, has one of the highest glycemic index (GI) ratings among rices... Meaning, when you eat it, you're tending to spike your blood sugar levels and encourage pre-diabetes and full-blown diabetes.

 

--Brown rice, including Jasmine, is overall better for your health. But brown rice from certain areas, including Thailand and the southern U.S. states, has been found to have concerning levels of potentially harmful arsenic.

 

--Basmati rice from India is among the lower GI levels for rices, which is a good thing in terms of blood sugar issues. And it's also got lower arsenic levels than other kinds of rice, even for its brown basmati rice varieties. In general, brown rice varieties tend to have higher arsenic levels than comparable white rice varieties.

 

--from what I've been able to read in terms of research, Thai riceberry (purple) rices generally are supposed to be OK both from a blood sugar and arsenic levels perspective. Basmati rice from India is supposed to be generally good on both counts. And rices grown in California (unlike those from Southern U.S. states) have been found to have lower arsenic levels because they didn't have the same history of arsenic-related pesticide use associated with cotton growing. But their blood sugar levels are gonna depend on the particular rice variety and its applicable GI rating.