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"James Silverton" > wrote:

> 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.
>
> 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.

Glad to have been of help.

Miche

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