how much is rice and how much do you buy?
By hereandthere
@hereandthere (45651)
Philippines
October 30, 2017 1:09am CST
we eat kanin (cooked rice) for lunch and dinner, but i don't have refined taste buds that can detect if it's newly harvested or not.
i guess because i grew up in the capital.
also, what's more important to me is the ulam (viand) that goes with the rice.
i just buy bigas (rice grains) according to price per kilo. not too cheap, not to expensive.
when i told the seller i want 10 kilos of angelica at 41 pesos per kilo (79 us cents), she warned me that it is not maalsa (does not rise too much) because it's newly harvested.
she suggested laon which is 43 pesos per kilo (83 us cents) because their buyers' feedback was it's fluffy and stays soft even when kanin lamig or bahaw (cold rice after many hours).
she said laon is the rice choice of those running eateries or selling cooked food.
here is the pricelist of other types of rice they were selling.
senandomeng 38 pesos per kilo (73 us cents)
jasmine 51 pesos per kilo (98 us cents)
dinurado 52 pesos per kilo (1 dollar)
organic brown rice 54 pesos per kilo (1.04 us dollar)
organic red rice 65 pesos per kilo (1.25 us dollar)
organic black rice 75 pesos per kilo (1.45 us dollar)
malagkit (sticky/glutinous rice) 63 pesos per kilo (1.21 us dollar)
i didn't know malagkit was expensive.
i guess that's why others prefer using white flour for native desserts and snacks.
how much is rice where you live and how much do you buy?
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25 responses
@spiderdust (14741)
• San Jose, California
30 Oct 17
@hereandthere It's an "instant" kind of rice. It's rice that has been cooked, then dehydrated and packaged for sale.
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@hereandthere (45651)
• Philippines
30 Oct 17
@spiderdust really? so how do you cook it instant/minute rice?
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@LadyDuck (457918)
• Switzerland
30 Oct 17
Rice is more expensive here than in your country. Parboiled rice is about 1.20 $ per kilo, while the quality Italian rice to make risotto is almost 3 $ per kilo (the rice to make risotto are Arborio, Vialone or Roma). The best, the Carnaroli is 4 $ per kilo.
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@hereandthere (45651)
• Philippines
30 Oct 17
i guess all those rice are imported. do all those rice grow in italy?
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@LadyDuck (457918)
• Switzerland
30 Oct 17
@hereandthere All those rice grow in Italy and some also grow here in Switzerland.
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@owlwings (43915)
• Cambridge, England
30 Oct 17
When I was growing up the only rice available was a round, fairly large grained rice which was used to make rice pudding. This was rice boiled or baked in milk with some sugar to make a glutinous, milky dish eaten hot or cold as a dessert, usually with a spoonful of jam on the top. I hated it! Nobody would ever have thought of serving rice as an accompaniment to anything savoury!
These days, of course, things have changed and we can buy several different kinds of rice. I generally buy Basmati rice, which is a little more expensive than 'Long Grain' (which is grown in America, I believe) but has a better flavour, I believe. We can also find Wild Rice, Black Rice, Red Rice, Brown Rice, Whole Grain Rice, Arborio and Carnarolli (both are Italian varieties used for risotto) and two Spanish varieties (used for making paella).
I can't give you the prices at the moment but they are all very much more expensive than yours - something like $5 to $8 a kilo - because all rice is imported, though it is a little cheaper if you buy them in bulk - like 5 kilos at a time! I generally buy 500gm packs and that would last me a month at least!
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@hereandthere (45651)
• Philippines
30 Oct 17
yeah, i remember in the old mylot, there was one european who said he probably ate rice 3x a year.
ladyduck did mention the same varieties.
filipinos who live in non-rice countries do feel the pinch at how expensive it is, but eventually, their food preference change, too, and they don't eat rice as much.
problem is, when they visit or come back, they look for ingredients that aren't available here, or don't have the same quality or are too expensive.
using glutinous rice for desserts and snacks is laborous, so people switched to flour, especially if it's for sale, but i see rice flour in packs in supermarkets now.
@ilocosboy (45157)
• Philippines
30 Oct 17
wow you reallyhave the effort to get these prices. Actually your price is much cheaper compare in our market, to think we are in rural areas.
The good thing in my family is that we don't buy our rice because we have our ricefields and its season to harvest now.
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@hereandthere (45651)
• Philippines
30 Oct 17
@ilocosboy i remember red rice in the province when we were small
@ilocosboy (45157)
• Philippines
30 Oct 17
actually you forget one kind of rice, its the pink rice. But even me, i don't know the price per kilo.
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@ilocosboy (45157)
• Philippines
30 Oct 17
have you seen pink rice, its a rare kind of rice.
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@almostoveryou (4189)
• Philippines
31 Oct 17
I usually get whole grain at nearly $1 per kilo and mix it with a little black rice at Php 70 per kilo.
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@hereandthere (45651)
• Philippines
1 Nov 17
@almostoveryou and the water ratio is the same? say 2 cups of rice 3 cups of water? what is the color of the cooked rice, black and white? spotted? hehe.
@almostoveryou (4189)
• Philippines
1 Nov 17
@hereandthere its nutritional value. apparently it has more antioxidants than other types of rice. plus, it helps lower blood sugar levels and control hypertension. my family and i just love it for its taste and aroma. we usually just mix about 1/4 kilo of black rice with 4 kilos of whole grain.
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@japanesesamurai (2196)
• Japan
30 Oct 17
i heard philippines is a very cheap country,i really wanna come there and enjoy drinking and have friends.
my wife want to go hongkong this winter so maybe i can come there next summer.
in japan we have onigiri(riceball) and japanese people like it and buy a lot.i also like it.
rice is not so expensive here.
cheers.
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@hereandthere (45651)
• Philippines
30 Oct 17
i think you mentioned you're from turkey. did you eat rice every day in turkey? is your wife japanese?
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@hereandthere (45651)
• Philippines
30 Oct 17
@japanesesamurai if you scroll through this discussion, there is a response from someone also based in japan and she gave the prices of rice there.
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@japanesesamurai (2196)
• Japan
30 Oct 17
@hereandthere i am from turkey yes but i live in japan.
in turkey main dish is bread not rice but in japan its opposite.i love rice and bread both.
we eat rice daily at school lunch..
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@scarlet_woman (23465)
• United States
20 Dec 17
my brother usually buys the plain white rice in 5 pound bags.it's not really that expensive,maybe 3 bucks for the bag.
i prefer jasmine rice myself,but i'm not sure he could find it himself.
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@scarlet_woman (23465)
• United States
21 Dec 17
@hereandthere oh yea.sometimes he needs doodles too.
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@hereandthere (45651)
• Philippines
20 Dec 17
i tend to write detailed instructions when i ask someone to do an errand for me.
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@allen0187 (58438)
• Philippines
31 Oct 17
I buy either Jasmine rice, brown rice, red rice, or black rice. Can't recall how much is each but I buy those 5-kilo packs.
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@allen0187 (58438)
• Philippines
1 Nov 17
@hereandthere they all taste the same to me. Yes, same way but these are submerged in water far longer.
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@hereandthere (45651)
• Philippines
1 Nov 17
@allen0187 i remember a relative saying they soak brown rice first before mixing it with white
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@hereandthere (45651)
• Philippines
31 Oct 17
what does brown, red and black taste like? is it cooked like white rice?
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@hereandthere (45651)
• Philippines
1 Nov 17
yes, i did notice that they also had ilocos rice and mindoro rice and they were 53 per kilo. i never saw them before. another mylotter says they like dinurado, too. if i remember correctly, didn't you write about black rice before that was very expensive? another mylotter says they mix a bit of it with white rice because it has many health benefits.
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@salonga (27775)
• Philippines
1 Nov 17
@hereandthere Black rice is P80 per kilo and I eat it alternately with dinorado rice.
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@cttolledo (5460)
• Legaspi, Philippines
4 Nov 17
I rarely buy rice because my parents is giving me a supply of rice harvested in their own ricefield. But my friends loves to buy dinurado and senandomeng and I do buy the same sometimes. For me I like newly harvest rice, I can easily detect a newly harvest or not.
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@cttolledo (5460)
• Legaspi, Philippines
4 Nov 17
@hereandthere haha maybe you're correct Im kinda "makain " thats the reason maybe why I can detect easily the difference between newly harvest and old stock rice.
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@hereandthere (45651)
• Philippines
4 Nov 17
i never could. maybe because i'm not really "makain." as long as it's not dry (not enough water), i'm okay. i'm more excited about the "ulam" (viand).
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@paigea (35680)
• Canada
4 Nov 17
@hereandthere not every day. Every week oncevorvtwice
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@hereandthere (45651)
• Philippines
30 Oct 17
i thought you have rice delivered from the province, in addition to fruits. what is dinorado like?
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@magallon (19280)
• Philippines
30 Oct 17
@hereandthere You will know that it is Dinorado because it is sticky when cooked.
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@spiderdust (14741)
• San Jose, California
30 Oct 17
I bought 25 lbs of long grain white rice for $16 just last week.
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@hereandthere (45651)
• Philippines
30 Oct 17
25 pounds would be 11.33 kilos. how many days or weeks does it take your household to consume that?
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@hereandthere (45651)
• Philippines
30 Oct 17
@spiderdust potato or pasta on other days
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@spiderdust (14741)
• San Jose, California
30 Oct 17
@hereandthere It will take a while. We probably eat rice no more than 3 times a week.
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@hereandthere (45651)
• Philippines
30 Oct 17
it's understandable that you don't eat it every day like we do. what would you say would be your staple food?
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@much2say (53960)
• Los Angeles, California
3 Nov 17
It's nice you made a price list . . . I buy so many kinds at so many different prices . . . I'd have to get back to you on a price list! I know many Asians have a huge bin to buy big amounts of rice since it's eaten a lot, but since I keep a variety and am afraid of those bugs that get in there even if it is well covered, I only buy a meal or two's amount at a time if I can get it in bulk. The bagged ones I get small amounts.
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@jobelbojel (34729)
• Philippines
4 Nov 17
I buy 40 per kilogram. I don't cook as much for 2 weeks now. Sigh. I eat out. I don't take breakfast at home because I leave early for work. We eat rice meal 3x a day, that is for sure. But have to take it in moderation now.
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@hereandthere (45651)
• Philippines
4 Nov 17
when you're superbusy, you just want to rest when you get home
@hereandthere (45651)
• Philippines
4 Nov 17
what would you say would be your staple - potatoes? bread? pasta?
@hereandthere (45651)
• Philippines
30 Oct 17
i guess the only time i would notice would be if the cooked rice is too sticky (too much water) or undercooked that the grains are a little crunchy.
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@JudyEv (325648)
• Rockingham, Australia
30 Oct 17
@hereandthere I don't like it crunchy. I know we have basmati rice, short- and long-grain rice and brown rice. Not sure what else.
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@petatonicsca (7070)
• Japan
30 Oct 17
In Japan the cheapest rice is 1650 yen for 5 kilos and the most expensive can go up to 3000 yen for 5 kilos. I buy in five-kilo bags because it's cheaper that way than buying two kilos.
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@hereandthere (45651)
• Philippines
30 Oct 17
so 1650 yen is 14.50 us dollars or 750 pesos for 5 kilos. 1 kilo would be 2.90 us dollars or 150 pesos. hmm, is my math correct? that would be so expensive. i thought rice would be cheap in rice-eating countries.
