Rice question

[Binky Profile]

Is glutinous rice the same as sushi rice?

The recipe asks for jasmine rice or glutinous rice. I didn't think jasmine rice was sticky......

[Lusciouslush Profile]

Jasmine rice can be very sticky Binky depending on how you cook it & that's what I use for sticky rice - which The Lushly loves - some olo at the start of cooking it helps along with not putting much water in the pot.

[Stokey Sue Profile]

What's the recipe?

Sushi rice and glutinous rice are different as far as I know - yes wiki confirms this
Wiki also says that When cooked, white jasmine rice has a slightly sticky texture which agrees with what LL says

[Binky Profile]

I bought Ching He Huang's book recently. This is the recipe (I won't be using chicken)

https://www.copymethat.com/r/LkVKwNW/ch ... icken-fri/

[Stokey Sue Profile]

I can see that either would work, as long s completely cold when you start frying

[Lusciouslush Profile]

Binky - if you are going to use your pre-cooked rice (jasmin) you need to have that cooked & sitting in the fridge for a good few hours & chilled -applies to any rice you're going to stir fry - stops any 'mushiness' & keeps it whole - even when you want sticky, & lets you get on with stir-frying all other add-ons to it.

[Lusciouslush Profile]

Snap Sue - you got there before me……………..

[Binky Profile]

Thanks for that tip, both of you.

I am not doing it tonight, probably one evening next week, so will have plenty time to ensure the rice is stone cold.

[Badger's Mate Profile]

On a slightly different note, I've noticed that a lot of sushi rice on sale in the UK is produced in Italy. It looks like short grain Italian rice. I suspect that it, unspecified 'risotto rice' and pudding rice are the same thing marketed at different prices. I intend to make a risotto and some sushi with pudding rice, which is the cheapest, to see how they turn out.

[Sakkarin Profile]

I've since seen it in Tesco recently, but I had trouble tracking down pudding rice a while back when I wanted to make a rice pud.

I vaguely recall it being called Patna Rice when I was a kid, the pack I saw recently was actually labelled "Pudding Rice".

[Stokey Sue Profile]

I think Patna rice was the long grain (usually American) rice that was boiled to death to accompany curry

Pudding rice, also from the US, was Carolina round grain rice

I’ve noticed a resurgence of pudding rice too, apart from anything else I think East Europeans use it

[patpoyntz Profile]

I’m sure everyone knows this, but paella rice makes a lovely rice pudding. I use it because I always have it on my store cupboard and often don’t have pudding rice.

[Renee Profile]

No I didn't know that Patpoyntz, so many thanks!

[Alexandria Profile]

Renée,

There are many types of Spanish Rices that are Designations of Origin.

Valencian Arborio Short Grain

Murcia: Calasparra

Arròs Rodó Perlat: Moli de Pals, Empordà, Girona: ( the website is in Spanish and Catalan however, if you click Tienda (store) you can see the product and write them and ask if anyone in their sales dept. speaks English. They ship. 1 Kilo is less than 3 Euros. 5 Kilos are 9 Euros ..

The best rice for rice pudding is the Arròs Rodò Perlat, because this rice is a tiny pearl shaped rounded short grain and the results shall be much creamier.
It is 100 % Natural and the website is: http://www.arrosmolidepals.com

However, if you cannot get this historic rice ( 1452 ), then buy a Calasparra or a Valencian Arborio.

[Renee Profile]

Member 461, thank you very much for all that information. I can get Arborio rice easily enough over here.

Could you tell me what the Arròs Rodó Perlat rice is used for, before I contact them please?

[Alexandria Profile]

Renée,

I use it instead of Valencian Arborio because it is finer, more sublime and much lighter than Arborio.

Uses:

Shellfish rice = "Caldoso", this is a "wet rice," sort of like a stew with fish stock, Mediterranean herbs and a wide variety of shellfish and fish, like cod for example. It has the base of tomato, garlic, onion, red bell pepper, (sofrito = tomato, onion, red bell, Green bell, garlic & the stock ) and the pearls of rice, fish of choice, prawns, and mussels or clams ..

Arroz con Pollo = rice with chicken prepared with a chicken stock & vegetables .. Similar to a chicken Paella but quite different in texture and flavor.

Classic Rice Pudding = I use goat milk for mine.

Traditional Soups = one can use in a chicken soup or meat based soup`or vegetable soup.

A side dish too of rice ..

Bean Dishes too .. Just combine your cooked beans with your cooked rice.

Surely, you can use in Asian Cuisines as well, but I am not very familiar with these cuisines ..

It is extraordinarily lovely rice.

[Renee Profile]

Thank you! I do like the idea of using it in a fish stew which is something that I've never tried. I would use it in soups too, also Arroz con Pollo.

Over here in the UK, we have so many rice products, canned tomatoes from Italy, but not from Spain, although we do get a wide selection of fruit and vegetables from Spain.

[Alexandria Profile]

Renée,

Sounds like a couple of great ideas .. ( a fish stew and an "arroz con pollo" ) ..

There un-acountable varieties of rices. however, the ones I mentioned are historic Spanish rices.

The Moors brought them over to Spain, from areas of the Moghul Kings (Pakistan), India, Iraq, Syria, Persia etcetra.

Wow. It is almost midnight ..

Let me know how the dishes turn out .. And photos !!!!

[Renee Profile]

It will have to wait, Member 461, because I'm going away soon and then Colin is coming to stay later in the month. I'm desperate to lose a bit of weight at the moment, but I love the idea of the rice with fish and also with chicken.

[jeral Profile]

Renée, switching to brown rice can help in diets as it's one of those things that keeps you full for longer, like oats. It's also slightly chewy so takes longer physically to eat which is good.

Going back to Binky's original question about jasmine rice, it isn't as available I find since it got much more expensive but there is something called fragrant rice which you might like if jasmine isn't around.