Cooking enthusiasts: What varieties of rice have you found to be good other than the "common" rice?

I am also a fan of Jasmine rice. I prefer the texture of it to white rice, and, though subtle, it really does taste better than white rice.

Jasmine Rice is my rice of choice. Basmati Rice, an Indian rice, is also very good and aromatic. Basmati Rice is aged before it is sold and is also less starchy than other rices.

I like rissoto rice mmmmm

Brown rice. It takes a bit longer but it has a lovely nutty flavour.

My preferred rice is Basmati

I like a long grain white rice. the medium and short grains are sticker.
White rice has a special part in my heart for my relationship with my wife.
When we were dating, I made her breakfast. I made white rice. I put it in a bowl, and showed her how to put sugar on it, and milk, making a rice cereal. She took one bite, and started crying.
Apparently, her grandmother did this for her when she was very small. Since the woman had passed, my wife tried to figure out what she was eating, with no success, till that morning.

We’ve been loving basmati rice.

I love risottos made with arborio rice.

I love jasmine rice and basmati rice.

I love wild rice (which is really not rice at all, but it called rice).

I’ve got a basmati rice preference now. I cook it in chicken boullion and add a lot of chopped cilantro.

We like basmati – both brown and white.

Basmati Jelly party at my house!

I like Basmati and Texmati the best. They have a nutty flavor and I like the light airy texture. Not thrilled with the super sticky shorter grained rices.

I love brown rice for the texture, fiber, and other healthful benefits.
I also have a fondness for wild rice.

I like whatever that fat rice is that they make risotto out of. What is it, arborio?

@Skaggfacemutt Indeed it is. Mmmm… risotto….

Basmati, I use it for everything now. Don’t even go near the standard rice. I also love risotto, really nice with squash or chorizo and has a lovely, creamy texture. Wild rice is also a favorite.

@janbb I will bring a bag of basmati with me!!

If you get Basmati rice at an Indian market, it usually comes in this really neat printed burlap sack with handles on it that you can use as a purse or a grocery sack after you’ve used up the rice.

And while your at it, you might enjoy this recipe for kheer which is Indian rice pudding with pistachios. It is this dish, that made me come to appreciate Cardamom and to choose it as my name.

I love whole-grain and wild rice. : ))

I have tried and tried to develop a taste for brown rice (it sounds good) but I just don’t like it. A little to earthy for me.

I love shortgrain brown rice, and sometimes I mix in a little bit of red rice to add variety in color and flavor. The health food store nearby has bulk bins with at least a dozen different kinds of rice, so you might want to try your local health food store if you don’t find lots of variety at the supermarket. Wild rice is delicious as well (although I believe it is technically not rice but a diffferent type of grain – it really doesn’t taste anything like jasmine or basmati rice…it has a very unique taste). It is expensive but if you mix a little bit in with other kinds of rice it can add a lot of flavor.

I currently have six varieties of rice in my house. I don’t have any favorite, I love variety.

@Kardamom : I love Indian rice pudding. I found cardamom way cheaper at the Indian grocery store than at my usual grocery store (advice from a Malaysian girl I know).

When I want plain old rice, I like a medium grain. With most stir fry type meals, I like Jasmine but with curries or as a pilaf, I like basmati mixed with wild for color and texture.

No one rice can cover all the bases!

Wehani Rice has a really nice flavor and color when cooked. Most health food stores carry it. It’s one of my faves…

oooo sushi rice.. delicious mixed wih a bit of rice viniger and rolled up (sushi nori) with tuna mayonaise, cucumber and red peppers mmm

i googled basmati rice, and found out you have to be careful because not all basmati rice is really basmati rice, it is sometimes the victim of bio-piracy.

@jca good work.