tesco 'broken' basmati rice 10kgs for £5

COOLTRIKERCHICK

I know... i hate tesco, but i normally browse the food pages just so i can keep an eye on prices etc,

anyway i cam across 'broken' basmati rice 10kgs for £5

sounds excellent value, but what do they mean by broken.?

and has anyone tried it?

they also do 5kg bags for £4
http://www.tesco.com/groceries/Product/Details/?id=267161935

bjreeve

COOLTRIKERCHICK wrote: »

sounds excellent value, but what do they mean by broken.?

taken from this page:

Broken Rice contains more grain fragments within the grain. The length of rice does not exceed three quarters of the average length of the whole grain. This type of rice is a lower quality of rice and usually used for baby formulas, rice cereals as well as pre-package or can goods.

So I guess it's basically a lower quality rice grain. I haven't tried it though, sorry

tessie_bear

i haevnt tried it but i would think it would be sticky when cooked....this might be remedied by pouring some hot water over it in a sieve when cooked

raphanius

bjreeve wrote: »

taken from this page:

Broken Rice contains more grain fragments within the grain.

how the heck do they know, grains of rice are so small!

*zippy*

I saw this today too, someone had cut a hole in a bag so I had a look and the grains were quite small, the 5kg bag was £3 so might be worth getting to see what its like.

COOLTRIKERCHICK

tessie_bear wrote: »

i haevnt tried it but i would think it would be sticky when cooked....this might be remedied by pouring some hot water over it in a sieve when cooked

I find i have to do this anyway with cheap rice..

I normally put the amount of rice i am going to use in a sieve, rinse it under the tap, boil, and then once i have drained the price pour a kettle full of hot water over it...

Think i might buy the smaller bag to to try..

If the wrost comes to the worst i can either mix it in with other rice, or once boiled etc give it to the dog and chickens....


I should imagine before now this grade rice was put into animal feed etc....but this way they will be getting more money for it...

Wonder if htey will do the same thing with broken pasta pasta bits?

zzzLazyDaisy

Actually, in Turkey, some recipes, for example stuffed vine leaves (dolma or salma) specifically call for 'broken rice'. I have no idea why - I'm not a cook - but I suspect it is because it cooks quicker and absorbs moisture better. I would guess that it could be useful for meatballs, and that sort of thing - maybe even soup?

valk_scot

It works brilliantly in an electric rice steamer, if anyone has one.

Otherwise cook it in a pan of boiling water rather than by the absorbtion method. Don't cook for quite as long as you would whole rice ie 8 minutes instead of 10, then drain, rinse with a kettle of boiling water and serve at once. Or rinse in cold water and allow to drain. Store in the fridge till needed (no longer than 24 hours though) and reheat in microwave.

wookie_2

We use this to feed our chickens, cooked of course, excellent value.:D

dawnfuller

Hi,
I have used broken basmati rice before.
It cooks just the same + looks just the same.... + most of all tastes just the same.

Its just gone through quality control and is not a regular sized grain for the more expensive bag.
If you have a really good look at your Basmati rice you will notice a few smaller grains in it..

It does not cook any differently than the larger grains + you need only use the same amount.
Dawnf

bonzor

Hi, some years ago I was lucky enough to see a food buyers bible. A book that cost a fortune and was purely for reference for big buyers of food for retail and catering chains, Among the most interesting things was loads of stage by stage pictures of decay of food so that by eye a buyer could tell exactly how old food was before they bought. One thing I always remember too was the section on rice buying. It said that although there were several causes the most significant cause of broken rice was rodent nibbling. Needless to say I have never bought it since.