a simple rice dish poll

Indian pilau is a big favorite of mine and I left it off by accident so we can either re-run this or bank it under "pilaf," which is fair enough to me though there are some considerable spicing differences

ehy not risotto

Voted Persian, don't have that nearly often enough.

ehy not risotto

lol because I didn't think of it. it's also the one I'm least likely to make, so that's why I didn't think of it

paella, in the absence of risotto

fried rice hella snubbed wtf

may need a do-over, but I can vote paella (favorite to eat but hell if I'm cooking it myself) over pilaf (good and also very easy)

paella is really not that hard! a little time consuming but it was the bang-for-buck on it that inspired this poll

pls no do-over, persnicketing the options is fun

where is rice pudding joan chachi

WHERE IS RICE PUDDING

gotta say, coconut rice pudding option would make a poll much harder

paella, in the absence of risotto

― 50 Best Fellas (Eric H.), Wednesday, 13 September 2023 16:22 (fifty-six minutes ago) bookmarkflaglink

paellas into insignificance youd say

if you promise not to put in prawns ill eat any of the options in this poll and not quibble tbh i may be forced to abstain

hard to beat paella. Sprigs of rosemary added and covered for a few minutes at the end. Served with garlic aioli. Recently had congee for the first time, which was fantastic. However, I tend to enjoy the feel of seperate grains in a rice dish.

What, no jambalaya?

I mean, Louisiana's part of the world.

paella, in the absence of risotto

― 50 Best Fellas (Eric H.), Wednesday, 13 September 2023 16:22 (fifty-six minutes ago) bookmarkflaglink

Jambalaya's the one I make the most, either doctored up Zatarain's box or full on scratch version.

I make very simple biryanis that don't really adhere to any recipe. Just a curry paste of fried onions and tomatoes with whatever meat and veg I have and some coconut milk - then wang some rice in there. I never call them biriyanis because they would be a grave insult to the master biryani makers of India.

I love the simplicity of pilau - can't remember having pilap. Will have to try that one.

look, i throw some calrose in the instant pot, cook it, put some tamari on it, and eat it. is that too simple?

rice-a-roni

sometimes for breakfast i warm up some leftover brown rice and have it with yogurt and fruit and it's nice

my favourite is khao niew, the ultra-sticky rice they make in laos

look, i throw some calrose in the instant pot, cook it, put some tamari on it, and eat it. is that too simple?

to me this is eating like a king. in our house rice with cashews and cheese has been a staple for 20 years

What, no jambalaya?

it's not an "all the major rice dishes" poll. it's just some rice dishes, having fun together, in a poll

this is tough, but it's congee

I've had delicious versions of most of these, but I would love a big bowl of congee right now.

congee leads the rice

some Ox Head straight out of the pot tho.......

did you know that according to the USA Rice Federation, september is national rice month?

https://www.usarice.com/news-and-events/publications/usa-rice-daily/article/usa-rice-daily/2023/09/01/rice-shine---its-national-rice-month!

I really like making this rice

https://www.bonappetit.com/recipe/dutch-oven-no-mai-fan

jollof

jollof is up there for sure

having a risotto made for me as I type. its aroma drifts through. i am enthused

every time i've tried to make risotto it came out a gloopy mess

i am good at risotto, it is a rare boast of mine nowadays

ms imago is even better tho, she is born to it

BIG fan of arroz con gandules, which was robbed

I usually end up making too much risotto and frequently end up feeling a bit bloated afterwards. Not saying I dislike it, but probably should think about not using 500g of it when cooking for three

voted Persian to nobody's surprise, mujadarah is kichari and belongs in a poll of kichari variants that Egyptian koshari ought to win handily.

Moros y Cristianos would be my all-time favorite, but from the poll I really do like Persian rice with tahdig which fortunately I can get in my neighborhood

if we're including paella, gotta include arroz con pollo as well... a classic dish

my friend makes the best simple red wine risotto. i celebrate you, rice.

Some people just don’t like rice. That is mystifying to me.

don't like rice?! that's like not liking bread or something, people are a strange bunch, smdh

p.s. dirty rice.

I had an old uncle who didn't eat rice, but he was a WWII vet and I think he thought it was unpatriotic

"If it wasn't for SPAM, we'd be eating sauerkraut with chopsticks right now" one of those kinda guys

Haha omg. Never drove a Toyota either I imagine.

The funny thing is, we are eating sauerkraut with chopsticks, at least in Brooklyn we are

that means they won

I'd vote jambalaya if I could, but it's really difficult to beat Afghan-style plov/pulao.

shirin polow is way better but i would say that

i mean i suppose if plov is an option then biryani is also fair game

also also cat is extremely otm about fried rice being hella snubbed

yeah, fried rice with egg and veggies out of a white box is pretty darn awesome

it's not an "all the major rice dishes" poll. it's just some rice dishes, having fun together, in a poll

glad for the opportunity to kvetch about rice dishes tbh

I have a friend who's just diagnosed with early stage diabetes, he's concerned about rice & potatoes

I think brown rice is better? Since it doesn't spike the blood sugar as much? but I know fuck-all about blood sugar and all that

yeah, fried rice with egg and veggies out of a white box is pretty darn awesome

Nasi Goreng a.k.a. Indonesian-style fried rice is sensational

Yeah brown rice is better healthwise. That’s what I do at home always, but I think white goes better with some dishes (Szechuan fish for example) so I get why people would choose it

well for me the cooking time is key... white rice is like 15 minutes, brown rice 45

Anyone who has a instapot pressure cooker remember this:

2 cups brown rice
2 1/2 cups water

Pressure cook for 22 minutes and then let vent for another 10min when it's done. Brown rice tastes really good when pressure cooked and this recipe comes out great every time.

Nasi Goreng a.k.a. Indonesian-style fried rice is sensational

God yes

“HE WHO HAS RICE POSSESSES ALL”
- Khmer Rouge maxim

in general, fried rice is probably the very best food

I probably told this story, let me check the archives...

After some extensive (30s) googling, apparently not!

ca. 2005 (?) a Japanese biz partner wants to introduce me to a colleague of his intrigued by this foreigner (me) with extensive experience eating obscure regional cuisines from Japan. So after our meetings we are introduced/exchange gifts/cards we take the Den-en-toshi line to the midburbs of SW Tokyo and arrive at this tiny place specializing in tamago-gohan: a cracked raw egg over freshly steamed rice. That's it. Sure the menu went into the lineage of the chickens from Nagoya and also the rice from Niigata, but here we were on expense ordering this 2 ingredient dish that was 700yen (~$7USD) which despite (or rather because of) it's simplicity was rather remarkable and probably one of my top 50 meals in Japan.

Highly recommended.

*suddenly recalls the Butter Rice episode of Midnight Diner: Tokyo Stories*

Anyone try black rice? It's supposed to have more fiber than brown rice and it doesn't taste like shit.

I ordered five bags online during COVID - it goes well with autumn dishes.

Black rice is great. I've made the fancy Brock Hoppin John but with Jasmine rice. I suspect Carolina Gold rice is probably great if it's around, but I can't see it being worth the shipping cost otherwise. The cooking method is a bit outrageous.

There's a Thai restaurant in Hollywood that has black rice as an option... I always get it. I love how black rice works with SE Asian curries and as something to mop up something like a thom kha hed Thai coconut mushroom soup.

Going for pilaf, in that any veg + rice absorption style is really a pilaf, including that magificent simple Italian dish risi e bisi (rice n peas) which I also love.

hipster rice im here for it

my cooker lacks the heat output to do proper fried rice, if ever I win the lottery I'm going live in a house with a big fuckoff industrial kitchen with proper extraction fans and all the works.

a propane camping burner works really well if you feel you have enough outdoor space.

i've made proximal congee but my dream is to one day have the heavy pot to make it proper like

just need a half-decent rice cooker surely?

my rice cooker is pretty basic but my understanding is the best method is a thick bottomed pot over long slow heat?

long, low heat

lol tautology

i'd welcome tips tho!

i voted paella since there was no biryani option.

a half-decent rice cooker should be built around a heavy earthenware pot, and have a setting for congee (yes it takes an hour or so to cook)
I have seen some with stainless steel bowls inside and it's a scandal.

the cheapo basic rice cookers mostly have shitty metal teflon coated pots. I went through a couple before outlawing teflon from my kitchen. I was browsing some of the better rice cookers but couldn't justify the cost at the time when I have pots with lids that do the same job. Still might go back in for one of the fancier ones at some point.

maybe a crockpot would be good for cooking congee?

All hypothetical until I'm back earning cookware money but upgrading the rice cooker sounds like plan

not sure what qualifies as a crackpot, but Google images is showing a lot of steel/teflon

Kiribath, risotto (if you have leftovers, make arancini), arroz con pollo, nasi goreng, biryani. Off the list, paella.

not sure what qualifies as a crackpot

Jambalaya Corbyn iirc

a crockpot is a US brand of slow cooker that has a ceramic pot

I'm a Very Bad Cuban because I avoid rice, but I'll pick at a paella.

Yeah, I don't think a crockpot would be a good rice cooker, it's just low or lower heat

Alfred that post just charmed me I gotta say. just a charming post.

lol thanks

i.e. I'll fork the seafood and whatever arroz clings to it.

the seafood is clinging to the arroz

the arroz were there first

slings and arroz

me and my arroz

arroz myth

This post is making me sad bcs I love rice so much and I'm recently diabetic and supposedly have to avoid (most) rice now which SUUUUCKs :(

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Police in Spain have once again reminded people to not eat Tesco’s meal deal ‘paella’ sandwich because it is ‘not good’.

In a message to celebrate national paella day, the Guardia civil force encouraged Spaniards to enjoy the iconic dish but not with ‘those things they sell out there’.

‘Take it from La Guardia Civil, folks. Do not buy the dog slop paella from Tesco,’ one account said.

worst major supermarket undefeated

you can tell tastes like shit we don't need spanish cops to tell us

voted congee which is a great breakfast esp when topped with chilli, scallions, etc but idk how widely known or consumed it is outside of the communities it comes from - a lot people don't know it and I've had trouble convincing them of its merits as a breakfast food

a half-decent rice cooker should be built around a heavy earthenware pot, and have a setting for congee (yes it takes an hour or so to cook)
I have seen some with stainless steel bowls inside and it's a scandal.

― the world is your octopus (Camaraderie at Arms Length), Thursday, September 14, 2023 10:28 AM (six days ago)bookmarkflaglink

the cheapo basic rice cookers mostly have shitty metal teflon coated pots. I went through a couple before outlawing teflon from my kitchen. I was browsing some of the better rice cookers but couldn't justify the cost at the time when I have pots with lids that do the same job. Still might go back in for one of the fancier ones at some point.

― vodkaitamin effrtvescent (calzino), Thursday, September 14, 2023 10:37 AM (six days ago)

the (very) expensive asian rice cookers all have teflon coated metal pots too fwiw

The funny thing is, we are eating sauerkraut with chopsticks, at least in Brooklyn we are

otoh South East Asia consumes prodigious amounts of spam so I guess it's a draw

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