Black Rice, Anyone?
By Tokz
@ilocosboy (45157)
Philippines
December 6, 2017 11:47pm CST
Speaking of healthier rice, this is the one, black rice.
We call this variety as "ballatinaw"-- a variety of rice which should be glutinous but is so good when added with regular white rice.
This is what I had this lunch, a black rice with the gingered soup base shrimps added with the petchay leaves.
Though the rice is pricey but because of its uses and health benefits, many people try to have this in their table.
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18 responses
@ilocosboy (45157)
• Philippines
7 Dec 17
that is what the health department is saying that is why they are campaigning for the black and brown rice.
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
7 Dec 17
i haven't tasted black rice yet. maybe it tastes like white rice? of course, they are all rice, right?
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
8 Dec 17
@ilocosboy won't you have dark stools (jebs) when you eat black rice?
@yanzalong (18981)
• Indonesia
7 Dec 17
Good info, I will look for it in the market. Thank.
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@ilocosboy (45157)
• Philippines
7 Dec 17
Some rice are very soft and has a good aroma, some are very hard and taste not good, it depends on variety
@brokenbee (11090)
• Philippines
7 Dec 17
I remember a friend of my mother used to give us this black rice, balatinaw, from the mountain province. I think I already forgot how it tastes like.
I also like dudumen. It's also a bit black, right? But it's not naturally black in color but because it was put on fire if I am not mistaken.
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@ilocosboy (45157)
• Philippines
7 Dec 17
I'm not really familiar with dudumen, maybe its the lowland version of iniruban
@ilocosboy (45157)
• Philippines
7 Dec 17
Well this variety have been here in my region and mostly used for rice delicacies.
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@shaggin (71681)
• United States
8 Dec 17
I eat whatever rice is the lowest cost so right now I have white rice I got on sale 1 lb for 25 cents. I bought 4 bags it should last me awhile. Brown rice is healthier though. Yellow rice is yummy but I have never heard of black rice before.
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@shaggin (71681)
• United States
8 Dec 17
@ilocosboy probably just more common there. We can buy lots of different foods at wegmans from other countries but I hardly shop there unless I need something specific I can't find anywhere else.
@ilocosboy (45157)
• Philippines
7 Dec 17
Yeah, many wouldn't prefer this because of its color.
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@LadyDuck (460802)
• Switzerland
8 Dec 17
@ilocosboy Same here, is more or less the triple the price of normal rice.
@ilocosboy (45157)
• Philippines
8 Dec 17
Yeah, triple the price in my place but it has many purpose and uses.
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@cahaya1983 (11120)
• Malaysia
8 Dec 17
I've never tried black rice before but brown rice and red rice are quite popular here.
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@cahaya1983 (11120)
• Malaysia
8 Dec 17
@ilocosboy I suppose they're sold cheaper at those fairs compared to the prices at the supermarkets?
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@ilocosboy (45157)
• Philippines
8 Dec 17
Just the previous trade fair in my city, all kinds of rice were available.
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@ilocosboy (45157)
• Philippines
8 Dec 17
Actually they are selling it in higher price
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@RasmaSandra (74245)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
7 Dec 17
This does look and sound so good. We usually cannot get special rice here and when we can it tends to be quite expensive. I don't eat rice too often so I stick with white but on occasion I get balsamic rice which I like.
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@RasmaSandra (74245)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
7 Dec 17
@ilocosboy it is also called Basmati rice. here is a link.
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@ilocosboy (45157)
• Philippines
7 Dec 17
Hmm, I'm not so familiar with balsamic rice maybe I should make some research about this
@ilocosboy (45157)
• Philippines
8 Dec 17
Thank you very for this information, surely I will will read this.
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@ilocosboy (45157)
• Philippines
8 Dec 17
This is what black rice looks like before cooking
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@ilocosboy (45157)
• Philippines
7 Dec 17
In my country we have so many kinds of rice: black rice, brown rice, pink rice and the so many varieties of white rice.
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@prashu228 (37525)
• India
7 Dec 17
I know about brown rice and red rice. What is black rice?
..i read about it. . for the first time...
..i read about it. . for the first time...1 person likes this
@Letranknight2015 (51560)
• Philippines
8 Dec 17
Mom prefers the rice that are soft, so I always buy the one that's from Mindoro. Never really tried brown rice myself, maybe I should buy one. What is the benefit of black rice?
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@andriaperry (116860)
• Anniston, Alabama
7 Dec 17
Its been a while but I do like it
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