TomBrooklyn
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Apr 24, 2006, 10:53 AM
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...I think brown rice is drier than white; white seems to fluff up more and retain more water. I think the taste of brown is nutty, and like it a lot, but my husband thinks brown rice doesn't have much flavor...
Hi Darlene,
You make some good points. Most people probably just like white rice better. They probably like the white color more than brown as it has a more "clean", "pure" look. And maybe most people like the texture more as brown is a little harder and requires a bit more chewing I think. As far as the taste goes, I'm surprised your husband thinks white has more flavor. If anything I would have thought brown had more flavor. To me, white rice actually doesn't have much flavor on it's own. Another thing I just thought of is brown rice takes quite a bit longer to cook, I think.
One thing that seems curious is that brown rice costs a lot more than white. This seems counterintuitive because it takes an extra processing step to make it. One might think brown rice would cost less because it didn't require the hull/germ removal step. Maybe it's because the bran and germ can be sold seperately, so if they don't take it off they add the value of them to the whole grain rice product.
Cheers.
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