Does anyone else hate basmati rice?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Shouldn't this be in the food forum and restaurants forum?

No, it should be in the Health forum. This is a mental health problem. Spiders? Seriously. Kray-kray.

[Anonymous]

I love basmati rice, it's my favorite kind of rice.

Spiders?? It's not the rice OP, it's you.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:There is a company that makes it here in California though. Not sure if that's any better from a lead/arsenic point of view?

Consumer Reports did a report on this. (see https://www.consumerreports.org/cro/magazine/2015/01/how-much-arsenic-is-in-your-rice/index.htm) They found that white basmati rice from California, India, and Pakistan (and sushi rice from the U.S.) have half of the arsenic amount than other types.

[Anonymous]

My good friend is Indian and hates basmati. She will only eat jasmine rice.

[Anonymous]

Basmati means "the fragrant one". The best rice I have eaten all my life. I agree that it has the smell that is somewhat like buttery popcorn.

My kids liked to eat it plain when they were younger with just some salt and ghee. We cook and eat only basmati. Exception being rice for risotto and for making dosas and idlies. Oh, the dog does not get basmati either!

[Anonymous]

Posting here 7 years after the OP because I hate basmati so much!! Totally overrated, dry, and (to me) zero fragrance. I'm South Asian but grew up all over (4 rice-eating Asian countries before age 16). My parents' country grows hundreds of rice varieties and at least 6 of them I can think of are so much better for both daily and festival use. I don't understand how basmati took over when most people can't even cook it properly. IDK about spiders, but to me it just tastes like cardboard coated in fat and saffron (bc it's usually cooked into a polau or biryani when I'm forced to eat it). Fluffiness vs stickiness is all in how you cook it, folks. And "fluffy" does not mean so dry it actually tastes uncooked half the time. BLECH. there's more to South Asian rice than basmati, people. King of rice what a swiz!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Posting here 7 years after the OP because I hate basmati so much!! Totally overrated, dry, and (to me) zero fragrance. I'm South Asian but grew up all over (4 rice-eating Asian countries before age 16). My parents' country grows hundreds of rice varieties and at least 6 of them I can think of are so much better for both daily and festival use. I don't understand how basmati took over when most people can't even cook it properly. IDK about spiders, but to me it just tastes like cardboard coated in fat and saffron (bc it's usually cooked into a polau or biryani when I'm forced to eat it). Fluffiness vs stickiness is all in how you cook it, folks. And "fluffy" does not mean so dry it actually tastes uncooked half the time. BLECH. there's more to South Asian rice than basmati, people. King of rice what a swiz!

You have some kind of strange syndrome or something, or you have been very unlucky to be born in a household of exceptionally bad cooks.

But...you do you, Boo!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My dad is with you, OP! He eats a lot of rice, and will only eat short grain. He really really dislikes the smell of basmati rice.

My dad is the same. I can eat either but I have a slight preference to regular long or short grain too. The smell of basmati changes the taste of the dish.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The king of rice.

THE KING OF RICE!!!

This

[Anonymous]

I love it. Have a whole bag that I got from Costco. I also like Jasmine rice.

[Anonymous]

OP, my husband is from a culture where rice is eaten daily. He is not picky at all. The first time he stepped into a restaurant where they used Basmati, he gagged. He thought it smelled awful and couldn't bring himself to taste it. He thought is smelled rotten. He has since come around and we buy basmati for home sometimes, but his relatives have a similar reaction to it if we make it when they are around.

[Anonymous]

OP, do you know how to cook it? It should be cooked differently than short grain rice.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP, my husband is from a culture where rice is eaten daily. He is not picky at all. The first time he stepped into a restaurant where they used Basmati, he gagged. He thought it smelled awful and couldn't bring himself to taste it. He thought is smelled rotten. He has since come around and we buy basmati for home sometimes, but his relatives have a similar reaction to it if we make it when they are around.

Interesting. I wonder if some people have a genetic aversion to it, like with cilantro or cucumbers/cantaloupe.

[Anonymous]

I grew up on Basmati and it’s hands down my absolute favorite.

In my pantry I have 5 different types of rice for different uses. But I love perfectly aged basmati the best.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I have hated it for a while now. When eating it,
I can only compare the taste to spiders. I don't eat spiders and never have, but it's just what I imagine when I taste the rice. Does anyone else really not like basmati rice?

You may have a neurological problem that is affecting your sense of taste and smell. Fascinating!