Miche wrote on Sun, 01 Nov 2009 09:53:41 +1300:

>> 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.

> Basmati rice, probably.

> Miche

Thanks! Thanks to aem too! I think you are right and there is a
difference between the original Bismati rice and the Texmati that I have
been using. Texmati tastes quite good but it does not seem to expand as
much as the original. I suppose that's logical enough since Texmati is a
hybrid.

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James Silverton
Potomac, Maryland

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