ASIANS! How do YOU make your rice taste so good??

Question

I have a simple rice cooker but my rice doesn't taste as good as the rice does in asian restaurants.

Please tell me how to make good rice!!!??

Answer 1

it might be psychological.  Chinese restaurants just use water.  Some japanese restaurants use vinegar powder.

Answer 2

it depends on what kind of rice you buy. i prefer you get jasmine rice [:

Answer 3

I've switched from regular long grain rice to jasmine rice.  I cook it in a rice steamer and it's just like the steamed rice in the restaurants.  If you want it sticking together, don't rinse the rice, and don't add any oil or butter to the rice.  If you want it a bit fluffier, rinse some of the starch off the rice before cooking it.  I don't even add salt to the water.

Answer 4

It depends on the type of rice you use and they wash it until the starch washes off.

Answer 5

thye bleach it

Answer 6

I had an asian roommate, insisted on "washing" --- actually just rinsing, the rice, in a bowl, pour water over the rice swirl it around to rince out the microscopic rice-dust, and empty out that "dirty" water, and repeat the process a couple times.  Also, there are different kinds of rice, I've had some great long-grain ones and some great short-grain ones, and some are glutinous rice (a little bit sticky), and some are "Jasimine scented", its flavour from a flower that they use for tea, but its already on the rice.  I'd recommend to NOT use bleached rice, its less healthy, and maybe less flavourful.  Oh, and they probably don't use instant or "one-minute" rice.

Answer 7

WE USE BLEACHED RICE;;BOIL IT;;YOU CAN ALSO BOIL SOME VEGETABLES OR MEATS WITH IT FOR EXTRA FLAVOR;; WHEN YOU BOIL ADD A LITTLE RICE;;PUT IT IN A STRAINER AND GET THE WATER OUT;;PUT IT ON A PLATE AND YOU CAN USE DUCK,SOY,EVEN HOT SAUCE

Answer 8

its not just asians its indians and other middle east countries. but to do this u just really can ask them im sure they would tell u wat u can do to make the rice u want.

Answer 9

im asian and i think that its because of the rice that people eat. "american" rice is long and dry and doesnt stick much, but asian rice is sticky and moist.

to people who say that asians bleach their rice, its not true. u can't bleach rice and eat it at home.. its discusting.

if your having trouble finding "asian" rice, go to a nearby korean or japanese market and ask for some white rice. :D

does that help?

Answer 10

i don't know but i know but you mean....they have "secrets." ;)

Answer 11

Buy Jasmine long or medium grain rice.  If you want it sweeter,, sprinkle some sugar on when serving.  (just a little at first, so it's not obviously sugar).

Answer 12

It might be the brand of rice you're using or the amount of water you put into the rice cooker

Answer 13

Indians use Basmati rice, it's a fragrant long grain rice.  Another very fragrant rice is Jasmine rice.  Always use a 2:1 ratio of 1 part rice to 2 parts water.