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!cbosgd!ihnp4!oddjob!sra From: sra@oddjob.UUCP (Scott R. Anderson) Newsgroups: net.veg Subject: Re: Basmati rice Message-ID: <921@oddjob.UUCP> Date: Thu, 15-Aug-85 18:49:33 EDT Article-I.D.: oddjob.921 Posted: Thu Aug 15 18:49:33 1985 Date-Received: Sun, 18-Aug-85 02:27:17 EDT References: <3653@decwrl.UUCP> Reply-To: sra@kaos.UUCP (Scott R. Anderson) Organization: University of Chicago, Department of Physics Lines: 24 > My recent discovery is Basmati Rice. I buy it in a box by >a company called 'Fantastic Foods'. I've seen it in both healthfood >stores and major supermarket chains. If you can get to an Indian food store, you can probably get it for about half the price of the boxed stuff (last time I bought some here in Chicago, it was ~ $0.65 a pound for a five pound lot). > It is a light, aromatic, white rice from india. Cooks in >15 minutes and your kitchen smells heavenly while it's cooking. Wonderful stuff! > Brown rice is probably better for you, but this stuff is >definetly worth trying. I have heard two stories regarding Basmati Rice. One is that it is a whole grain rice which is naturally white. The other is that it is parboiled (which is supposed to drive all the nutrients inside before it is milled). Any one out there with first-hand knowledge? Scott Anderson ihnp4!oddjob!kaos!sra