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jasmine vs. basmati
I am in Northern California - where I live basmati is a bit more expensive than California grown white but not enough to make a huge difference. All rice went up in price recently (some more than others) - corn tortillas and bread also.
on Jan 14, 2010
jasmine vs. basmati
In America I find that basmati is generally more expensive than the other varieties. I use basmati for Persian food and sticky rice for my normal usage.
Basmati is longer than our white long grain. It is the normal rice of usage for Persian(Iranian) and Indian dishes.
Jasmine is also known as Fragrant Thai rice and the name comes from the aroma.
both basmati and jasmine take slightly less water than the other long grain whites
basmati requires a little oil.
on Jan 08, 2010
