Sawaddee ka welcome to a special hot thai kitchen series the five colors of thai rice that's right
Thailand has so many different options of rice available lots of different colors and textures
and that's what the series is all about this is the first of five videos and I'm going to dive
into the different colors of rice including some really interesting and healthy options
as well so let's get started with the first one so I'm going to start out our series with
the benchmark rice the good old Thai jasmine white rice because for most Thai people this
is our staple grain I grew up eating this every single day and often three times a day now when
you buy jasmine rice on the back you might see it labeled as hom mali rice and hom means
fragrant and mali is Jasmine that's what we call it in Thailand now it is famous for its
wonderful floral aroma which you should be able to smell right when you open the bag hmm it just
smell really good now the stickiness of fasten'd rice is halfway between basmati rice and sushi
rice but what's really lovely about it is its soft fluffy tenderness white rice is the best
kind of rice for absorbing sauces and it also takes on seasoning a fried rice really well
how do you know that the rice you are buying is actually genuine jasmine rice as opposed
to cheaper varieties of rice possibly parading in a jasmine rice bag well what you can do is
look for this green logo right here this is a Thai government seal that certifies of the rice
inside this bag is one genuine jasmine variety and to produce in Thailand now I have to say
that if your bag of rice does not have this label it doesn't mean that that's not real jasmine rice
it just means that it hasn't been certified so when in doubt you can look for this little logo
and when you cook gas and rice you always want to rinse it first a couple of times and know we're
not trying to clean it but we are trying to wash off the excess starch which you can actually see
in your rinse water and that will prevent your rice from becoming gummy and sticky and as for
how much water to use for one cup of rice I use anywhere between one and a quarter cups to one
and a half cups of water and that'll depend on the brand of rice and also your preference some people
like softer rice some people like firmer rice so it's something you got to try out and if you don't
have a rice cooker you can cook jasmine rice on the stovetop in a regular pot very easily and I
have a video all about that I'll put the link right up here let's face it the white jasmine
rice gets a 10 on the Pacey scale I mean I can literally eat a bowl of plain white jasmine rice
but it doesn't score so high on the healthy scale so if you want healthier options stay tuned I got
lots more of that coming up in this series but if you want to keep eating white rice and you
want to retain all the nutrients that it's got to offer I have one tip for you don't use the pasta
method for cooking the rice and the pasta method is exactly what it sounds like you cook the rice
in lots and lots of water and then when it's done you drain it like you would pasta now lots of
people use that method because it's nice and easy you don't have to measure anything but you will
lose some of the B vitamins that is water-soluble along with the boiling water and that concludes
our first episode of the five colors of Thai rice series look out for my next video to see what
color we are going to explore next if you've got questions about rice get in touch with me Facebook
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