How can I make brown rice taste better? - Diet & Nutrition Message Board

Chezz · 06-27-2003, 05:21 AM

I eat it for the health benefits, but it sure does taste bland. I do add a little butter and salt, which helps and I know if I added more, it would taste better. Any suggestions?

Absinthe · 06-27-2003, 07:22 AM

I like to add a boullion cube, or some herbs to the cooking water. It's also good served with Bragg's Liquid Aminos, or soy sauce.

Also, there is good old breakfast-style rice...butter, sugar, milk, and a little cinnamon. Not the healthiest dish, but it sure tastes great.

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Rixtar · 06-27-2003, 02:43 PM

How are you cooking it? Are you using a steamer or a sauce pan. Also, stick to California short grain brown rice. It has a much nice texture, nut-like flavor and pleasant aroma. I almost always mix in a lttle salsa as a side dish. Also makes a great hot cereal when you stir the left overs into the next days hot oameal. Sort of a rough & smooth texture with great flavor and don't skimp on the raisins, cinnamon and Splenda.

rhody · 06-29-2003, 10:31 AM

How can brown rice taste better? I would expect that you could find some recipes on the net that could help. I haven't checked lately, but I'm pretty sure that they are there.

I eat lots of brown rice - but mainly as a cereal. What I found out accidentally years ago, is when I grind up the brown rice to a fine consistency with my Vitamix (a heavy-duty food processor), is that the grainy texture of the rice disappears. It turns out to be so silky white and smooth. I add fruit and milk to these cereals to make it taste good. Often I mix other whole grains like wheat berries and flax seed to this brown rice, to give it a nice flavor too.

chopstix_gal · 07-02-2003, 05:44 PM

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Originally posted by rhody:
How can brown rice taste better? I would expect that you could find some recipes on the net that could help. I haven't checked lately, but I'm pretty sure that they are there.

I eat lots of brown rice - but mainly as a cereal. What I found out accidentally years ago, is when I grind up the brown rice to a fine consistency with my Vitamix (a heavy-duty food processor), is that the grainy texture of the rice disappears. It turns out to be so silky white and smooth. I add fruit and milk to these cereals to make it taste good. Often I mix other whole grains like wheat berries and flax seed to this brown rice, to give it a nice flavor too.

rhody - i never thought of doing this - it sounds yummy! i just bought a grinder for my flax too