[Pete from Shawnee Mission]

Reed, just about every basamati rice I have had has a burlap taste and smell, which makes sense since its probably spent a year or two in a burlap bag in transit and storage. Also, after the things that I have read about the water in which its grown in India makes me look for American grown rice, either from the South or California.

https://www.circleofblue.org/2018/india/toxic-water-toxic-crops-indias-public-health-time-bomb/

To irrigate their crops, in this case rice, farmers near Muzaffarnagar pump putrid water from a nearby canal contaminated with raw sewage, industrial chemicals, and heavy metals. The contaminants are finding their way into India’s food supply. Photo © Jennifer Möller-Gulland

U.S. Rice only, thanks! (Food and Water slide over.)

[MomwithHope]

I always vigorously wash my rice especially brown rice. Put it in a pot add lots of water, swish around, dump water, repeat at least three times. You will be amazed at how dirty the water is. Wash til the water is clear and then drain. You will be amazed at the difference.

[little jeremiah]

Horrible article about rice in India being grown in filth and pollution. I wonder where Costco gets its basmati rice; rice is also grown away from large cities, nearer the Himalayas. I would like to find out what part of India the costco rice is from.

I learned to always wash rice 3 times before cooking, I either scrub with my hands and/or use a wire whisk vigorously. I used to be basmati rice from Lundberg growers, I order from Azure Standard (they deliver over much of the country). It’s like available in stores that sell bulk foods or natural food stores.

[Bigg Red]

Eww. Gross! Thanks for the info.

[LonePalm]

WWG1WGA

Garde la Foi, mes amis! Nous nous sommes les sauveurs de la République! Maintenant et Toujours!
(Keep the Faith, my friends! We are the saviors of the Republic! Now and Forever!)
LonePalm, le Républicain du verre cassé (The Broken Glass Republican)

[duckbutt]

Don’t have to look too far for American rice. My adopted state of Arkansas grows half the rice in the US!