All About Rice

[MONTO GAWE]

Pinoy’s staple food.

Ilang cups kaya niyo per meal?

Can you last a day without eating rice?
If yes, gaano katagal mo kayang mabuhay na walang rice?

Pag walang rice, ano good substitute? Burger, pizza, pasta et al?

Anong luto ng rice gusto niyo? Variety? Kakanin gawa sa rice?

Trivia: Do you know that the surname “Rizal” is a derivative of rice? Originally 'Ricial', meaning 'the green of young growth' or 'green fields' perhaps, just like the rice fields.

[Light_Yagami]

you can substitute corn w/ rice. dati malakas ako sa rice pero ngayon hinde na ako nag rrice, diet mode e.

[michymichymoo]

I used to eat one cup of rice every meal..Now I can survive without eating rice in a day

[MONTO GAWE]

Trivia: Jose Rizal's house was painted green recently by the National Historical Institute just because his middle name meant like "field of rice ready for harvesting."



By the way, June 19, 2011 is Jose Rizal’s 150th birthday. Naghain kaya siya ng kakanin para kanyang kaarawan?

[MONTO GAWE]

MANILA, Philippines - Pinoys are very meticulous when it comes to our staple food so that whenever we are served rice, that is cooked just right, we relish it with gusto and say, “kanin pa lang ulam na!”

We have champorado or silog meals for breakfast, kakanin or rice cakes for dessert, kaning-lamig for merienda and rice with our nutritious one-dish meals. We have paella for New Year and puto bumbong and bibingka at Christmastime; we enjoy arroz caldo when it’s rainy, and we add pinipig or rice flakes to halo-halo during summer.

An individual’s appetite is measured by the amount of rice consumed in one sitting — good-tasting rice makes one a hearty, happy diner! When there’s little viand to go around, we won’t complain as long as there’s extra rice, and many Pinoys say that they don’t feel full when they skip rice during the day, even for just one meal.

Some like their grains a little glutinous, not chalky; others like it naturally fragrant or they add pandan as it cooks to give it a mild, delicious aroma; others like it long-grained, and so on. When taken in moderation, rice is actually good for the body because it supplies energy-giving carbs that fuel the body throughout the day, and is a source of protein, minerals, vitamins and fiber. Discriminating consumers are willing to buy more expensive rice varieties or organic rice.

If you’re one of many Pinoys who won’t last a day without rice, be proud, because the starchy grain that is very much part of your identity is considered an important agricultural produce that feeds a multitude of the world’s population.


http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleid=493473

[NeoDyn]

Nuon everyday akong nagrarice,since na nandito na ako na ang staple food ay potato,salit-salit ang pagluluto ko,ayaw kasi ni mister na laging rice or laging potato or laging noodle.kaya kapag may nasobra,lagay ko lang sa ref at the other day irecycle ko.

[BULAKENYO1980]

Sanay na ako kung walang rice. Kung sabihan ako na di na ako pwedeng mag rice bukas, 1 year straight, OK lang sa akin.

Pero kumakain pa din ako.

Para di ka magutom, mag snack ka na lang ng mas madalas.
Nuts, veggies, fruits, lean protein, etc.

[MONTO GAWE]

[MONTO GAWE]

Yung Pinoy rice kasi, me rice cooker ka lang, madali na.

Pero yung japanese rice, iba yata ang pagkaluto.

[mognet]

can someone introduce me to a good variety of filipino rice? not too expensive, when cooked it should be fragrant and soft & tender in every bite.. not too sticky.

[mognet]

Yung Pinoy rice kasi, me rice cooker ka lang, madali na.

Pero yung japanese rice, iba yata ang pagkaluto.

clean, rub against your palm... soak it up in water for a couple of minutes, at least 15mins.
then cook it over the stove.. you should turn the fire off just nearly before the water completely evaporates/absorbed by the rice... turn off, remove from stove to prevent residual heat from over cooking... let it sit on its own until cooked thru. that's the gist of it. water:rice ratio can be googled on net. usually if you buy an entire bag there are printed instructions in some.
never had the chance to cook it in a rice cooker, will be happy to hear about it.

[MONTO GAWE]

can someone introduce me to a good variety of filipino rice? not too expensive, when cooked it should be fragrant and soft & tender in every bite.. not too sticky.

Where you at? Baka me mga alam kasi magka-iba kayo ng lugar.

Funny, but I have to check what variety we cook at home. (Milagrosa - Rooster Brand - Thailand). Sa Pinas, I grew up not buying rice kasi me "pots and pots of land" kami. Kaya di ako masyadong conscious. Kung anong nakahain, ok lang sa akin.

clean, rub against your palm... soak it up in water for a couple of minutes, at least 15mins.
then cook it over the stove.. you should turn the fire off just nearly before the water completely evaporates/absorbed by the rice... turn off, remove from stove to prevent residual heat from over cooking... let it sit on its own until cooked thru. that's the gist of it. water:rice ratio can be googled on net. usually if you buy an entire bag there are printed instructions in some.
never had the chance to cook it in a rice cooker, will be happy to hear about it.

Thanks sa sagot.

Mukhang kumplikado; rice cooker lang meron kami. Stainless pots oks na ba? Expensive pa naman per kilo yan; pag pumalpak, ilu-lugaw na lang. One of these days, I'll dare myself.

[BeerhandBop]

rice isn't that much of a staple as it used to be. carbs are now the enemy of the modern day filipino.

plus there're other sources of starch nowadays.

[MONTO GAWE]

rice isn't that much of a staple as it used to be. carbs are now the enemy of the modern day filipino.

plus there're other sources of starch nowadays.

Haka-haka lang, more or less, 97million ang Pinoy ngayon?

Ilang porsiyento na ang di staple ang rice?

Tsaka by choice ba yan o dahil prohibitive na yung cost?

[Nakura]

I remember nung pumunta kami ng family sa states, walang rice for 3 days ata !

Grabe nanghina kami ! Nung may rice and Asian food sa isang buffet, naka 7 cups ako hahahaha !

When am really really hungry, yung tipong galing sa isang offline event ng PEx tapos I didn't had time to eat the whole time, nakaka 10+ cups ako sa tokyo tokyo

[MONTO GAWE]

I remember nung pumunta kami ng family sa states, walang rice for 3 days ata !

Grabe nanghina kami ! Nung may rice and Asian food sa isang buffet, naka 7 cups ako hahahaha !

When am really really hungry, yung tipong galing sa isang offline event ng PEx tapos I didn't had time to eat the whole time, nakaka 10+ cups ako sa tokyo tokyo

Wow! 7-10 cups in one sitting?

Can anyone top that?

3 days? Ano naman kinain niyo in the meantime nung sa States kayo?

[cura_cha]

When I was living in Florida for a couple of months, I only had the chance to eat rice once! So I went around a couple of states where there are Filipino restos, I luckily found one in LA. They even had brazo de mercedes and leche flan!!!
Funny thing, when I got back to the Philippines, I didn't have the desire to rice. I would eat steak and chicken with grits!
But I eat rice with sinigang and bulalo and all those ulam with sabaw because that's the only way to eat it!!!

[mognet]

Thanks sa sagot.

Mukhang kumplikado; rice cooker lang meron kami. Stainless pots oks na ba? Expensive pa naman per kilo yan; pag pumalpak, ilu-lugaw na lang. One of these days, I'll dare myself.

here's a link using a rice cooker.. jap rice.
http://japanesefood.about.com/od/rice/r/steamedrice.htm

nasa pinas me, i guess mahahanap ko yan.. i think i've come across that variety sa supermarket. thanks!

[AbulugAdventure]

Diet mode din ako kaya maximum of one cup of rice lang ako kada kain.

[zyngamarga]

kung walang rice parang hindi ako nabubusog eh, nasanay ako na may rice eh...

kung wala talaga rice, pasta na lang