Where's best to buy basmati / risotto rice?

thriftlady_2

Waitrose sell the 10 kg bags for around £13

npsmama

Actually, come to think of it, this is our 3rd 25kg sack of rice and we've never had 'visitors' in them. Takes us a couple of months to get through a sack. Maybe we were just lucky.
I have had 'visitors' in a small bag of wheat grains from the healthfood shop though. Go figure!

sarahlouise210

I had visitors in my rice once ...I did not notice until we were actually
eating:eek: ....would not have been so bad ..but we had friends over to dinner:eek: Funny...they have not been since:o

Wizwoo

Thanks for all those suggestions - just those dried porcini mushrooms to go. They're great when you don't really have much of anything in - make a risotto from them and add a bit of whatever else you might have even peas from the freezer.

The last lot I bought were a bulk purchase the last time we went to Italy but we've run out now

Any ideas?

Ww

Wizwoo

Doesn't anybody else like porcini mushrooms???

Lucie_2

Wizwoo wrote:

Doesn't anybody else like porcini mushrooms???

Yes, me!
I buy them from my local deli, which is much cheaper than the supermarket with a better selection. I think it's £1.95 for 100g. I always seem to get the end of the jar, so he chucks a few extra bits as well!

I tend to buy arborio rice when it's on offer in the supermarket.