What is the difference between normal rice and basmati rice?

rosematy

I dont know the history, but, taste-wise Basmati is much nuttier, more creamy and more aromatic. It cooks more perfectly too. Yummmeee, its like -'Balsamic vinegar versus any other vinegar' (as in a salad dressing)- one is far superior. Oct 27 08, 2:50 PM

Verbonica

The grains of basmati rice are longer than non-basmati varieties. Cooked grains of Basmati rice are characteristically free flowing rather than sticky. Cooked basmati rice can be uniquely identified by its fragrance. Basmati rice is available in two varieties - white rice and brown rice. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basmati_rice Oct 27 08, 2:55 PM

zbeckabee

WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN BASMATI AND NON - BASMATI RICE? Non- basmati rice comes in all kinds of different shapes and sizes. Some are long and slender, some are short and thick, some are like beads, and some may be round. None have the same characteristics as basmati rice i.e. they do not have both the aroma and post cooking elongation. Only some of the long slender rice is shaped like basmati rice and may have either the aroma or the elongation but not both. Basmati rice has both and elongation post cooking and no other rice in the world has these characteristics in combination. The taste is also different. Once the taste buds get used to basmati rice no other rice will be likened. But since the yield of basmati rice, per acre of land, is less than half of that of non- basmati rice and because of higher inputs - basmati rice has become unaffordable for most people. http://www.basmatiassociates.com/rice.htm Oct 27 08, 4:36 PM