Could any other variety be classified as rice?? I happened to tune in to PTV Prime this morning and there was Bastmati being dished out left right and center.What was surprising was to see the many ifferent vrieties. But which one is the Queen of Basmati?and is Pakistani basmati better than Indian (I bet it is but poochnay mein kya harj hai??). There’s also Kenyan basmati in case you didn’t know.
there is also a california grown basmati rice, read abt it somewhere...and abt basmati...I dunno anyother varietties besides tilda..guard...
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there used to be many barieties of rice. now only 30-40 are being cultivated in india, reasons being that ones which give quickest and best returns to farmers being sown more. so many scientists r worried about dwindling gene pool in rice.
A friend of mines dad owns rice plants/factories (I dont know what you call them) in Pakistan and he told me that there is very little difference in the brands of rice. He said 90% of it is marketing and packaging.
Could be wrong. Best to do a little research, perhaps on the net. smile
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I think there was a time in 60’s and 70’s when basmati breeds being grown in Pakistan were considered superior to the Indian ones but research in producing new breeds of basmati and rice in general took a big leap in India and rest of the world in lat 30 years.
One of the big scientists behind this was a Punjabi researcher Dr Khush. Here is the link: http://www.riceworld.org/special/drkhush/html/drkepstl.html
There are several kinds of Basmati Rice, most of them are numbered with prefix "Iri". In Pakistan the most famous kind is "kernel Basmati" & of course most expensive as well. The other famous kind is "Perl Basmati" in villages called "moti chawal".
BTW, for people living UK .. Tilda Basmati is not indian ... its the name of the firm "Tilda". They import Pakistani basmati & sell with the name of Tilda & mostly people think its Indian Basmati.
Indian Basmati is not bad as well but Pakistani Basmati is better, particularly the one (kernel) comes from Loyalpur & Sheikhupura area.
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Originally posted by Najim:
**There are several kinds of Basmati Rice, most of them are numbered with prefix "Iri". In Pakistan the most famous kind is "kernel Basmati" & of course most expensive as well. The other famous kind is "Perl Basmati" in villages called "moti chawal".
BTW, for people living UK .. Tilda Basmati is not indian ... its the name of the firm "Tilda". They import Pakistani basmati & sell with the name of Tilda & mostly people think its Indian Basmati.
Indian Basmati is not bad as well but Pakistani Basmati is better, particularly the one (kernel) comes from Loyalpur & Sheikhupura area. **
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can you post any links proving tilda basmati is not grown in india...cause i couldn't find any....
Basmati is all the same no matter where it comes from. It all depends on how you prepare it. Roman does a darn good job.
In the US, they also produce Taxmati (a cross between an American type and Basmati). I have tried it once and it is nearly not even half as good.
I have yet to taste anything that is more flavorful and tasty than the Basmati. Japanese brag about the varieties of their rice, but they all stink (in my opinion).
I guess "kernal basmati" is the best kind of basmati rice....someone mentioned it above!
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hmm.. any basmati is good with me.. as long as its served with shrimp.. mm mm goood
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Originally posted by Najim:
**There are several kinds of Basmati Rice, most of them are numbered with prefix "Iri". In Pakistan the most famous kind is "kernel Basmati" & of course most expensive as well. The other famous kind is "Perl Basmati" in villages called "moti chawal".
BTW, for people living UK .. Tilda Basmati is not indian ... its the name of the firm "Tilda". They import Pakistani basmati & sell with the name of Tilda & mostly people think its Indian Basmati.
Indian Basmati is not bad as well but Pakistani Basmati is better, particularly the one (kernel) comes from Loyalpur & Sheikhupura area. **
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do you know what is a super basmati. I used to hear in Pakistan.