ABOUT RICE
Rice is a valuable source of low fat, complex carbohydrates and is abundant in thiamin, niacin and iron. It is an essential ingredient for a healthy diet.
There are many different varieties of rice available in | |
the market. Your Aroma Rice Cooker can cook any type | |
perfectly every time. Following are the commonly available | |
varieties of rice and their characteristics: | |
Long Grain Rice | Brown Rice |
Typically this rice is not starchy and | Brown rice is often considered the |
has loose, individual grains after | most healthy variety. It has bran |
cooking. "Carolina" is firm, and | layers on the rice grains and contains |
"Jasmine" is the firmest of the long | more |
grain variety and is flavorful and | calcium, and fiber than polished |
aromatic. | (white) rice. The most popular brown |
Short Grain Rice | rice is long grain and has a chewy |
texture. | |
Short grain is characteristically soft, | Wild Rice |
sticky and chewy. This is the rice used | |
to make sushi. "California Rice" is soft; | Wild Rice comes in many delicious |
"Sweet Rice", often called "pearl" rice | varieties and mixes. Often it is mixed |
for its round shape, is extra sticky and | with long grain rice for its firmer |
is excellent for making rice pudding. | texture and rich brown to black color. |
| Wild rice makes wonderful stuffing for |
| poultry when cooked with broth and |
| mixed with your favorite dried fruits. |
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