Paddy fields on the Luzon in the Philippines:
In THE BATTLE OF THE YOGURTS, blueberry, cherry, strawberry, unflavoured and vanilla yogurt all tied in first place in a low turnout poll. Please feel free to vote, if not done so already, to break this annoying poll deadlock.
It's now the turn of rice, one of the world's most most important staple foods, to do battle! As Vanilla Ice sang, "Rice Rice Baby"!
There are over 120,000 varieties (or cultivars) of rice. Rice is often categorised by its milling (polished or unpolished), size of kernel (short, medium or long grain), starch content, and flavour.
In this poll I'm including flavoured and spiced rice (eg cinnamon, coconut, dirty, egg fried, ginger, honey, jeera, mushroom, pea and pilao rice). I wouldn't want to eat rice flavoured with blood - for example, jadoh is rice flavoured with chicken's blood.
There are lots of different types of rice I haven't tried. But, of the varieties of rice I've eaten, my favourite rice are basmati rice, brown rice, egg fried rice, jeera rice (great as an accompaniment to Indian curries), pea rice, sticky rice and white rice, with coconut rice (especially served with a beef rendang) being my most favourite rice. If you ever get a chance to eat the Malaysian dish, beef rendang served with a satay sauce on a bed of coconut rice, please don't pass it up unless you're a vegetarian. The beef is tender, succulent and marinaded, and with the peanuts in the sauce and coconut in the rice, it's a carnivore's dream!
Beef rendang with coconut rice:
My least favourite rice are arborio, carnaroli and Vialone Nano rice, all three are often used for risottos. But pilau rice is by far my least favourite rice. Usually cardamoms and sometimes saffron, the most expensive spice in the world, are often added to rice to make pilau rice. The flavour of cardamoms and saffron just take over from the dish that the rice is being served with. In my opinion, rice, like potatoes, shouldn't be the star of the show.
What are your most and least favourite rice?
How do you cook your rice - boiled, fried, microwaved, steamed or whatevered?
What are your favourite rice dishes or dishes served with rice?
Generally I boil my rice and just before serving, I'll bake the rice for a few minutes to make it less moist and stodgy. When out in a restaurant, I often go for fried rice.
My favourite rice dishes are beef rendang, beef stroganoff, chilli con carne, curry (whether a Chinese, Indian or Thai curry) and rice pudding (served with a huge dollop of raspberry jam on top). I'm not at all keen on paella, risotto and sushi dishes.
Below is a poll where you can anonymously select your most favourite rice. Unfortunately only one pick is allowed in the poll.
A poll on this site can only have 20 answer options. Unfortunately there was no room in the poll for: baldo, blood, calasparra, carnaroli, Champa, cinnamon, cơm tấm, Dubraj, ginger, honey, jeera, joha, koshi, matta, mushroom, ofada, padano, pea, poha, Pokkali, ponni, puffed, purple, Valencia and Vialone Nano rice.
I think white rice will win the poll, but basmati, brown and jasmine rice may also do well in the poll.
Please see the first comment below to see what has won each battle of the food and drinks so far.
Types of rice:
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These polls are starting to make me believe I've lead a very boring and sheltered life! Most of them list many more options than would have occurred to me. For example, on this one, my first thoughts were white. brown, and egg fried.
I likely eat brown the most. Cook by boiling. My favorite dish that includes rice is shrimp Creole.
I didn't know half these types of rice until I compiled the poll.
Don’t despair you aren’t alone 😁
@spunkycumfun
That’s honesty
@EnyojLife It's one of the reasons why I do these polls, to find out more.
You know these polls are torture, don't you? For those of us who've had 2/3 of the options, it's just not possible to pick a favorite. Haven't heard of swarna or bomba rice, though...
For some reason now I want rice pudding with raisins and a sprinkling of cinnamon on top.
But for those looking for a good fried rice recipe...
I like to get people to not sit on the fence by choosing one only.
Thanks for sharing the fried rice recipe.
Jasmine is divine. Usually at home consume brown, wild, white. Boil in bag usually then often place in large pot along with: ground up turkey meat, onions, celery. Add spices and various ingredients like olive oil, wine, sweet and sour sauce, etc. Not all at same time as CA change flavorings. Like use Cajun spices or Safran. Let slow cook for few hours. Place on plate can put meat items on top or on side as well as on side beans. Your beef on rice looked good
We have a boil in a bag rice here but it's not so popular nowadays.
I've never heard of many of these, but then again, I lead a pretty sheltered life.
I hadn't heard of many of them either until I did this poll.
I voted for Jasmine Rice as that is my favorite rice, but I use it to make different kinds of flavored rice as well. Another great battle you have here going on.
I hope you weekend continues to treat you well..
I think jasmine rice is going to win this poll.
Basmati ( but includes ways prepared egg friend, sticky,sushi,pilau , cajun ) . Now where can i go find chilli con carne , have not had that in years.
I had a chilli con carne a few days ago. It was delicious!
Being from the south I was raised on rice! Love it, rice & gravy, rice pudding , it goes good with everything, although I haven't tried it with pussy yet, but then everything goes good with that.
I prefer a cream pie over rice pudding!
My fav is wild rice. But truthfully I prefer a mix of grains. Long and wild rice - Yum!
I've not cooked wild rice. In fact, wild rice doesn't seem to be sold here.
I like brown rice the best. I cook my rice in a rice cooker, although I do know how to properly cook it using the stovetop method.
Right now, there's a rice shortage in Japan due to concerns over the Nankai Trough earthquake, impact on harvest from the high temps this summer, and more inbound tourists eating rice. The surplus built up during the pandemic is now depleted. But, officials are saying that the outlook of this year's harvest is that there's enough for everybody so there's no need to hoard rice as soon as it hits the shelves.
A rice shortage in Japan sounds serious.
Um, hello. Rice-a-Roni rice pilaf! It's the San Francisco treat!
Clearly I need to go to San Francisco for rice.
Brown rice is my choice. I like it with most anything. I do like egg fried rice
I've never had brown rice but I do like egg fried rice especially with Chinese dishes.
For the record, Brussels sprouts won THE BATTLE OF THE VEGETABLES, bananas won THE BATTLE OF THE FRUITS, basil won THE BATTLE OF THE HERBS, garlic won THE BATTLE OF THE SPICES, cashew nuts won THE BATTLE OF THE NUTS, sunflower seeds won THE BATTLE OF THE SEEDS, roast beef won THE BATTLE OF THE ROAST DINNERS, cheesecake won THE BATTLE OF THE PUDDINGS, pepperoni won THE BATTLE OF THE PIZZA TOPPINGS, Caesar salad won THE BATTLE OF THE SALADS, green beans won THE BATTLE OF THE BEANS, watermelon won THE BATTLE OF THE MELONS, tomato-based pasta sauce won THE BATTLE OF THE HOT SAUCY DIPS, barbecue sauce won THE BATTLE OF THE COOL SAUCY DIPS, vanilla ice cream won THE BATTLE OF THE ICE CREAMS, capellini (aka angel hair) won THE BATTLE OF THE PASTAS, steak won THE BATTLE OF THE BARBECUE, romaine lettuce won THE BATTLE OF THE LETTUCES, honeycrisp apples won THE BATTLE OF THE APPLES, stout won THE BATTLE OF THE BEERS, whisky won THE BATTLE OF THE SPIRITS, clam chowder won THE BATTLE OF THE SOUPS, sourdough bread won THE BATTLE OF THE BREADS, liver won THE BATTLE OF THE OFFAL, roast turkey won THE BATTLE OF CHRISTMAS FOODS, Old Fashioned won THE BATTLE OF THE COCKTAILS, Americano coffee won THE BATTLE OF THE COFFEES, green tea won THE BATTLE OF THE TEAS, maple syrup won THE BATTLE OF THE PANCAKES, barbecue sauce and ketchup jointly won THE BATTLE OF THE CONDIMENTS, ribeye steak won THE BATTLE OF THE STEAKS, portobello mushrooms won THE BATTLE OF THE MUSHROOMS, beefsteak tomatoes won THE BATTLE OF THE TOMATOES, barbecue crisps won THE BATTLE OF THE CRISPS, strawberries won THE BATTLE OF THE BERRIES, crab won THE BATTLE OF THE SHELLFISH, and blueberry, cherry, strawberry, unflavoured and vanilla yogurt all tied to win THE BATTLE OF THE YOGURTS.