On Oct 31, 11:45 am, "James Silverton" >
wrote:
> Hello All!
>
> I sometimes buy carry-out kebabs from a Halal Persian place and it
> occurs to me that the rice served with it has grains much longer than
> the usual long-grain rice. Can anyone tell me the name of this *very*
> long-grain rice? A web search has not been too enlightening so far.
>
The recipes I've seen for Persian rice preparations call for basmati,
which is typically longer than long-grain. Maybe your Persian place
happened to get a crop that was especially long. Usually you soak
basmati prior to cooking, which will also expand it somewhat. -aem