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[[Image:Rice.jpg|300px|thumb|right|Uncooked brown rice]] | [[Image:Rice.jpg|300px|thumb|right|Uncooked brown rice]] | ||
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Organic rice is rice that has been grown without the use of pesticides or fertilisers. It can be long, short, medium, brown or white. | Organic rice is rice that has been grown without the use of pesticides or fertilisers. It can be long, short, medium, brown or white. | ||
====Brown rice==== | |||
Brown rice or [[wholegrain]] rice is the rice grain, complete with the husk. It is popular in western countries as it is deemed to be healthier. It is not commonly consumed in countries where rice is a staple. Brow rice can be long or medium grain. It is not usual to find short grain brown rice apart from in specialist | Brown rice or [[wholegrain]] rice is the rice grain, complete with the husk. It is popular in western countries as it is deemed to be healthier. It is not commonly consumed in countries where rice is a staple. Brow rice can be long or medium grain. It is not usual to find short grain brown rice apart from in specialist health food stores. | ||
====Long grain rice==== | |||
Long grain rice is three or four times as long as it is wide. | Long grain rice is three or four times as long as it is wide. | ||
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[[Image:Glutinous rice.jpg|300px|thumb|right|Sticky rice wrapped in a banana leaf]] | [[Image:Glutinous rice.jpg|300px|thumb|right|Sticky rice wrapped in a banana leaf]] | ||
====Medium grain rice==== | |||
Medium grain rice is about twice as long as it is wide. | Medium grain rice is about twice as long as it is wide. | ||
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See also: [[Arroz de Valencia|Valencia]], [[Calasparra rice|Calasparra]] and [[Arroz del Delta del Ebro]] | See also: [[Arroz de Valencia|Valencia]], [[Calasparra rice|Calasparra]] and [[Arroz del Delta del Ebro]] | ||
====Short grain rice==== | |||
Short grain rice is almost as wide as it is long. It absorbs liquid very well and is often sticky once cooked. | Short grain rice is almost as wide as it is long. It absorbs liquid very well and is often sticky once cooked. | ||
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[[Image:Red Camargue rice.jpg|300px|thumb|right|Red Camargue rice]] | [[Image:Red Camargue rice.jpg|300px|thumb|right|Red Camargue rice]] | ||
====Red rice==== | |||
Grown in the Carmargue area of Southern France, it is a long grain rice that is good for savoury dishes. It can take almost twice the time to cook as a white long grain rice. | Grown in the Carmargue area of Southern France, it is a long grain rice that is good for savoury dishes. It can take almost twice the time to cook as a white long grain rice. | ||
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[[Image:Wild rice.jpg|300px|thumb|right|Wild rice]] | [[Image:Wild rice.jpg|300px|thumb|right|Wild rice]] | ||
====Wild rice==== | |||
Wild rice is not a true rice, it's a form of grass that grows around America's Great Lakes. It is sometimes mixed with basmati rice. It has a nice nutty flavour but will take longer to cook. | Wild rice is not a true rice, it's a form of grass that grows around America's Great Lakes. It is sometimes mixed with basmati rice. It has a nice nutty flavour but will take longer to cook. | ||
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Don't bother, rice is so easy to cook that there really is no need to use these expensive ''time-saving'' products. | Don't bother, rice is so easy to cook that there really is no need to use these expensive ''time-saving'' products. | ||