Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site oddjob.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxr!mhuxn!ihnp4!oddjob!sra From: sra@oddjob.UUCP (Scott R. Anderson) Newsgroups: net.veg Subject: Re: Basmati rice Message-ID: <930@oddjob.UUCP> Date: Mon, 19-Aug-85 09:09:36 EDT Article-I.D.: oddjob.930 Posted: Mon Aug 19 09:09:36 1985 Date-Received: Tue, 20-Aug-85 22:14:42 EDT References: <3653@decwrl.UUCP> <1610@druil.UUCP> Reply-To: sra@kaos.UUCP (Scott R. Anderson) Organization: University of Chicago, Department of Physics Lines: 20 Summary: In article <1610@druil.UUCP> lat@druil.UUCP (TepperL) writes: >A friend of mine swears by the local (U.S.A.) variety of >this rice, which is known as Texmati. > >He claims it's just as good as Basmati and less expensive. >Try asking at your local store. >-- I have seen bags of Texmati with the state of Texas outlined on the outside; guess where? An Indian food store. I don't recall it as being a lot cheaper than the imported variety. You might consider the different farming methods used to grow these two varieties, if it is of any concern. Texmati is probably grown with standard American farming techniques, i.e. fertilizers, pesticides, etc. It is much less likely that Basmati imported from India has undergone such treatment. Scott Anderson ihnp4!oddjob!kaos!sra