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Perfect RiceSide Dishes
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Submitted by Laura Brown
on Sunday, March 23, 2008
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| Makes: | |
| Prep Time: | 5 minutes |
| Cook Time: | 20 minutes |
| Ready In: | 25 minutes |
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Want to cook the prefect rice? Our author writes - "The perfect way to cook rice.I was raised up with gummed up rice until I came across this perfect solution!" Funfact on rice from http://www.irri.org/graindell * Almost half of the world's population eats rice -- about 3 billion people.
After a farmer plants rice, it takes about 105 days before he can harvest it! Imagine if you and your family actually had to wait that long before you could eat rice?
It takes 5,000 liters of water to produce just 1 kilo or rice -- enough to fill up half of a small swimming pool!
Rice farming is older than the great, great grandmother of your great, great grandfather. It is about 10,000 years old!
Do you like sushi and norimaki? These are only two of the many rice-based Japanese dishes. Did you know that Toyota also means 'bountiful rice field', while Honda also translates to 'the main rice field'?
Rice is part of many religious rituals and customs, especially in Asia.
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| Ingredients |
| 1 cup rice |
2 cups water boiling |
| dash of salt |
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| | | Directions | | The key is to wash your rice thoroughly until the water runs clear as to get rid of all the starch on rice. Then after you get rice rinsed add it to the boiling water. Boil 20 minutes until medium done; another key is to drain in a colander and run cold water over it to stop cooking process and let drain. Put into dish and fluff with fork and wow perfect rice. |
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