Because it's not just pasta in life, so turn to the side of rice!
Rice varieties
Did you know that there are 70,000 cultivated species of rice in the world? It is to say the variety which is offered to you!
Jasmine, basmati, sticky or Thai rice goes perfectly with a curry in Asia, and when it is carnaroli or arborio, it plays with its starch to become a creamy dish in Italy with risotto. Whether round, long, Camargue, full, or even black or red, rice allows you to vary the menus endlessly.
Our favorites on Aurore Market:
- organic sushi rice, from Italy, 2.26 € for 500g
- Hom Mali rice (from the North of Thailand), a Thai white rice marketed by Artisans du Monde, drink and fair trade, 2.66 € for 500g
- organic white round rice from Italy perfect for your desserts, € 3.54 per kg
How to cook rice?
> You can cook it salted, in a thousand different ways, by acting on the cooking (steamed rice, pilaf rice, fried rice …) and especially on the seasoning. Children love Cantonese rice, which is made with peas and pieces of omelette, or the rice salad that our grandmothers never forget for picnics!
Choose it semi-complete or complete, and it will prove to be an excellent source of fiber.
> But you can also cook it sweet, and the numerous searches for rice recipes in bed bear witness! Look no further, we have a great one! And many more…
Cooking rice
And to prepare a perfect rice, you can consult our article on cooking rice, but the device you need is a good rice cooker, or "rice cooker" in English, like this one, which doesn't take up much space, Moulinex, and which also has a steam basket, € 49.99 at Darty.