Is Rice Healthy or Harmful for Your Diet?

[Les Sleeth]

Rice has been a regular for me for many years, and of all the rice I've ever tried brown basmati is my favorite. It is called "aromatic" rice because while cooking it fills the house with a smell that reminds me of popcorn.

I only eat brown rice, and a secret I've learned is to cook one cup of rice (with two cups of water of course), set the heat so that it takes exactly 40 minutes to cook. That way the emphasis is on figuring out where to turn your burner nob. You will get perfect rice every time. I usually cook it just a few seconds longer to slightly burn (brown, not blacken) the bottom layer of rice; then I let it sit covered off the burner for awhile so the bottom stuff reabsorbs some of the moisture. That crunchy part mixed in with the rest of the rice is really good.

Oh yeah, now I have a rice cooker and don't have to worry about anything!

 

[tumor]

Allright I'm going with brown rice today.One more thing; does brown rice is more nutrishious and healthy to eat than white?

 

[Les Sleeth]

Allright I'm going with brown rice today.One more thing; does brown rice is more nutrishious and healthy to eat than white?

Yes, like almost all foods, the less processing the better nutrients are retained (white rice is more processed). All brown rice isn't the same however. Short grain, for instance, is more chewy than long grain. Another type of "aromatic" rice is Jasmine rice, also very good (I still think Basmati is the best tho).

 

[Saint]

Hey Saint - do you ever eat cornbread and chitlin's?

No, i eat bread made of wheat flour.

 

[graphic7]

No, i eat bread made of wheat flour.

Do you know what chitlin's are?

 

[Saint]

i think rice got only carbohydrate, not much vitamin and minerals.
eat too much rice can cause diabetes?

 

[jimmy p]

I only eat rice which has been grown by a wizened old frenchman, and harvested by 30 cherub lipped virgins all wearing white flowing gowns. I do this about 3-4 times a week. But I prefer good ol' potatoes.

 

[recon]

A little deviation here but I suddenly remembered how us Chinese have been parodied in some t.v. shows to pronounce "white rice" as "white lice" and "coca cola" as "whore lock" , it really cracked me up .

It's not a parody if it takes place in real life! My aunties do it all the time! So when I go over to their place for a meal, they will ask me: "How many scoops of lice do you want?"

 

[Polly]

poor Recon. I have stayed in Singapore for a couple of years (for schooling) so I know what you mean, no problemmm la

 

[chroot]

What's with the "la" thing, anyway? I've seen a lot of young Asian people (I don't mean to stereotype, of course) ending their sentences with "la" online. Do they actually say it when speaking too? What's the point of it?

- Warren

 

[tumor]

I have heard that USA produces more rice than China,is that true?

 

[Polly]

Hi Chroot, "la" is spoken in various Chinese dialects to accentuate emotion but it is used most profusely in Singapore as far as I know, examples of this suffix are "so xian la" (sooooooo tired) and "go library la" (why don't we go to the library?!).

Hi Tumor, I don't know about the rice stuff, where does it all go?

 

[recon]

Yep, as Polly says, "la" is imported from Chinese dialects. My aunties often tell me to "don't talk-talk much, eat lice la!". This type of language disgusts me, of course, so I try to refrain from using it when speaking English. Interestingly, the Malay language also uses the word "la" the same way the Chinese language does.

 

[Saint]

i like fragrant rice from thailand, but i heard that some kind of sugar was added to it, no good to our health.