Long-grain rice. Fastily / wikimedia / 2009 / CC BY-SA 3.0
Long-grain rice is a generic term for a category of rices.
These rices have the longest kernels of all the rices, about 4 to 5 times as long as it is wide.
The category includes such rices as basmati, jasmine, and in fact, the plain white rice we are mostly familiar with.
The grains have less starch than shorter-grained rices, so they don’t stick together as much, making when cooked for a fluffy rice that is ideal as a side dish or as a bed for something such as a curry.
Equivalents
½ cup uncooked = 1 cup cooked
Types of long-grain rice
Basmati Rice
White Basmati Rice
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Basmati is a long grain rice with a fine texture whose grains separate easily when cooked. It is great with Indian food. It has a perfumy fragrance to it, but not excessively so. You can get brown or white Basmati. ...
Gobindavog Rice
Gobindavog Rice is long grain white rice that is very small in size.
It is very aromatic, and considered a special rice for holidays, special guests at feasts and festivals.
It is grown in Bengal, India and in Bangladesh.
Cooking Tips
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Jasmine Rice
Jasmine rice is a long-grain, aromatic rice, much like basmati , but less expensive. It is the rice you are usually served in Thai restaurants.
It is usually sold as a white rice, but in some stores the brown is also available.
The grains tend to...
Texmati Rice
Texmati Rice is a brand name for a breed of rice grown in Texas.
Aromatic like basmati, Texmati is a hybrid between basmati and regular long grain rice.