Grain

Rice

Also called white rice, short-grain rice, jasmine rice, uncooked rice

What it is

The seed of Oryza sativa, cooked as the quiet centre of meals across Asia and far beyond.

Origin

Domesticated in the Yangtze basin and independently in other Asian river systems; now grown worldwide.

Flavour

Mild, slightly sweet when fresh; aroma depends on variety (jasmine, japonica, basmati).

How to use it

Rinse if you want less surface starch. Cook with a measured water ratio or in a rice cooker. Day-old rice fries better.

Storage

Raw rice keeps in a sealed container. Cooked rice should be cooled quickly and refrigerated.

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Questions about Rice

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What is Rice?

The seed of Oryza sativa, cooked as the quiet centre of meals across Asia and far beyond.

How do I use Rice?

Rinse if you want less surface starch. Cook with a measured water ratio or in a rice cooker. Day-old rice fries better.

How do I store Rice?

Raw rice keeps in a sealed container. Cooked rice should be cooled quickly and refrigerated.

What does it taste like?

Mild, slightly sweet when fresh; aroma depends on variety (jasmine, japonica, basmati).

Nutrition

Per 100g · estimate · USDA FoodData Central averages and equivalent published tables. Values are typical, not lab tests of your shopping bag.

Calories 130 kcal

Protein 2.7 g

Carbs 28 g

Fat 0.3 g

Recipes using it

Bibimbap

비빔밥

A Korean rice bowl of seasoned vegetables, chilli paste and a runny yolk — mixed at the table until everything is the same red-gold colour.

1 hrMedium🌶️🌶️

Kimchi jjigae

김치찌개

A bubbling kimchi stew with tofu and pork — the Korean answer to 'what is in the fridge and why is it sour'.

50 minEasy🌶️🌶️🌶️

Mapo tofu

麻婆豆腐

Sichuan tofu in a chilli-bean sauce with minced pork, Sichuan pepper, and enough oil to carry the mala.

35 minMedium🌶️🌶️🌶️

Chicken adobo

Adobong manok

Filipino chicken braised in vinegar, soy, garlic and pepper — a method more than a single official recipe.

1 hrEasyNo chilli

Gimbap

김밥

Sesame rice rolled in gim with pickled radish, egg and vegetables — picnic food, not sushi with a new passport.

55 minMediumNo chilli

Bulgogi

불고기

Thin beef in a soy-pear-sesame marinade, cooked hot until the edges caramelise.

1 hrEasyNo chilli

Galbi

갈비

Soy-sesame marinated beef short ribs, grilled until the bones get sticky and the edges char.

2 hr 40 minMediumNo chilli

Samgyeopsal

삼겹살

Thick pork belly grilled at the table, wrapped in lettuce with ssamjang, garlic and a bit of rice.

40 minEasyNo chilli

Jeyuk bokkeum

제육볶음

Spicy stir-fried pork with gochujang and gochugaru — weeknight heat with rice that you will need.

47 minEasy🌶️🌶️🌶️

Dakgalbi

닭갈비

Spicy stir-fried chicken with rice cakes, cabbage and sweet potato — Chuncheon's table-grill export.

50 minMedium🌶️🌶️🌶️

Sundubu jjigae

순두부찌개

A raging bowl of soft tofu, chilli broth and a cracked egg — the stew you eat before the spoon melts.

35 minEasy🌶️🌶️🌶️

Doenjang jjigae

된장찌개

The everyday soybean-paste stew: zucchini, tofu, a little chilli, and a broth that tastes like someone's house.

30 minEasy🌶️

Budae jjigae

부대찌개

Army-base stew: kimchi, spam, sausages and ramyeon in a gochujang broth that refuses to be precious.

40 minEasy🌶️🌶️🌶️

Samgyetang

삼계탕

A small whole chicken stuffed with glutinous rice, ginseng and jujube, simmered until the broth goes milky and kind.

1 hr 40 minMediumNo chilli

Miyeok-guk

미역국

Seaweed soup with beef or clams — the birthday breakfast, and the bowl you eat after giving birth.

45 minEasyNo chilli

Yukgaejang

육개장

Shredded beef soup, red with gochugaru, full of fernbrake and spring onion — hangover logic that also works at lunch.

1 hr 55 minMedium🌶️🌶️🌶️

Kimchi-bokkeumbap

김치볶음밥

Kimchi fried rice with a fried egg — the 10-minute argument for keeping sour kimchi and leftover rice.

18 minEasy🌶️🌶️

Gyeran-bap

계란밥

Hot rice, a fried or raw-ish egg, sesame oil and soy — the 4-ingredient bowl that still counts as cooking.

7 minEasyNo chilli

Seolleongtang

설렁탕

A milky ox-bone broth you season at the table — salt, spring onion, and patience in a bowl.

6 hr 30 minA bit of workNo chilli

Gamjatang

감자탕

Pork backbone and potato in a gochugaru pot — a late-night stew you eat with your hands and a lot of rice.

1 hr 55 minMedium🌶️🌶️🌶️

Dakbokkeumtang

닭볶음탕

Chicken and potato braised in a gochujang pot until the sauce clings — also called dakdori-tang, still a weeknight hero.

1 hrEasy🌶️🌶️🌶️

Patbingsu

팥빙수

Shaved ice with sweet red beans, milk and a few chewy toppings — summer dessert that is not a smoothie bowl.

1 hr 20 minEasyNo chilli

Onigiri

おにぎり

Salted rice you can hold — a filling in the middle, nori if you want it, and no, it is not a California roll.

15 minEasyNo chilli

Oyakodon

親子丼

Chicken and egg on rice — the parent-and-child bowl, simmered in one pan until the egg is just set.

25 minEasyNo chilli

Katsu curry

カツカレー

A breaded cutlet on Japanese curry rice — the student special that became a national comfort plate.

1 hrMedium🌶️

Ochazuke

お茶漬け

Tea poured over leftover rice — a late bowl with pickles, nori and whatever is in the fridge.

7 minVery easyNo chilli

Gyudon

牛丼

Thin beef and onion simmered in a sweet-soy broth, slid over rice — the chain-restaurant bowl you can make better at home.

22 minEasyNo chilli

Omurice

オムライス

Ketchup fried rice wrapped in a thin omelette — Japanese home cooking that is unashamedly yōshoku.

30 minMediumNo chilli

Nikujaga

肉じゃが

Meat and potatoes simmered in soy and dashi until the house smells like someone is home.

45 minEasyNo chilli

Shogayaki

生姜焼き

Thin pork in a ginger-soy glaze — the teishoku plate that is weeknight dinner in a lot of Japanese houses.

20 minEasyNo chilli

Japanese curry rice

カレーライス

The everyday Japanese curry — mild, a little sweet, thick enough to catch on rice, no cutlet required.

55 minEasy🌶️

Lomo saltado

A Peruvian-Chinese stir-fry: beef, onion, tomato, soy and fries — on the same plate as rice.

40 minMedium🌶️

Ají de gallina

Shredded chicken in a bread-thickened yellow chilli sauce — Lima comfort that looks rich and is.

1 hrMedium🌶️🌶️

Tacu tacu

Rice and beans mashed and fried into a crisp cake — Afro-Peruvian leftovers that became a plate.

25 minEasy🌶️

Pad krapow

ผัดกะเพรา

Holy basil stir-fry, ripping hot, with a fried egg and rice — the Thai plate people actually order on a Tuesday.

20 minEasy🌶️🌶️🌶️

Larb

ลาบ

Isaan minced-meat salad — lime, fish sauce, toasted rice powder, herbs. Heat that wants sticky rice.

25 minEasy🌶️🌶️🌶️

Cơm tấm

Broken-rice plate — grilled pork, a chilled egg meatloaf, pickles and fish sauce. Saigon lunch architecture.

1 hr 50 minMediumNo chilli

Jeera rice

जीरा राइस

Cumin-tempered rice — the quiet plate that makes a gravy make sense.

50 minEasyNo chilli

Masala dosa

மசாலா தோசை

A fermented rice-and-lentil crepe, crisp, wrapped around spiced potato — South Indian breakfast that is a project the first time.

13 hr 10 minA bit of work🌶️

Kheer

खीर

Rice slowly cooked in milk until it goes creamy, finished with cardamom and nuts.

1 hrEasyNo chilli

Sinigang

A sour Filipino soup — tamarind, tomato, radish, greens, and pork or fish. The sour is the point.

1 hr 5 minEasyNo chilli

Kare-kare

A peanut stew, usually oxtail — thick, yellow-orange, and unfinished without bagoong on the side.

3 hr 25 minA bit of workNo chilli

Garlic rice

Sinangag

Yesterday's rice, a scandal of garlic, fried until the grains separate — the Filipino breakfast rice.

13 minVery easyNo chilli

Tinola

Ginger chicken soup with green papaya or chayote — the get-well pot that is also Tuesday dinner.

55 minEasyNo chilli

Mujadara

مجدرة

Lentils, rice and a scandal of fried onion — the cheap pot that tastes like a house.

1 hrEasyNo chilli

Avgolemono

αυγολέμονο

Chicken soup thickened with egg and lemon — silky, not scrambled, if you temper it.

1 hr 10 minMediumNo chilli

Gemista

γεμιστά

Tomatoes and peppers stuffed with herbed rice — oven vegetables that taste of summer if the produce does.

1 hr 40 minMediumNo chilli

Arroz e feijão

arroz e feijão

Rice and beans — the Brazilian everyday plate, not a side you skip.

9 hr 45 minEasyNo chilli

Gumbo

A dark roux, the trinity, and a pot that is Creole or Cajun depending on who is stirring — not a generic chilli.

1 hr 35 minMedium🌶️🌶️

Jambalaya

Rice cooked in the pot with the meat — Louisiana, not paella, not a dump-and-stir rice mix.

1 hrMedium🌶️🌶️

Molokhia

ملوخية

A green soup of jute leaves, garlic and coriander — slimy on purpose, chicken broth underneath.

40 minEasyNo chilli

Stuffed Grape Leaves

Stuffed Grape Leaves from Armenia. Times were inferred from the source steps.

40 minA bit of workNo chilli

Beef Banh Mi Bowls with Sriracha Mayo, Carrot & Pickled Cucumber

Beef Banh Mi Bowls with Sriracha Mayo, Carrot & Pickled Cucumber from Vietnam. Times were inferred from the source steps.

55 minMediumNo chilli

Arroz con gambas y calamar

Arroz con gambas y calamar from Spain. Times were inferred from the source steps.

42 minMediumNo chilli

Braised stuffed cabbage

Braised stuffed cabbage from Poland. Times were inferred from the source steps.

1 hr 40 minMediumNo chilli

Chicken Ham and Leek Pie

Chicken Ham and Leek Pie from United Kingdom. Times were inferred from the source steps.

1 hr 38 minA bit of workNo chilli

Kedgeree

Kedgeree from United Kingdom. Times were inferred from the source steps.

1 hr 3 minMediumNo chilli

Chicken Fried Rice

Chicken Fried Rice from China. Times were inferred from the source steps.

2 hr 45 minA bit of workNo chilli

Croatian lamb peka

Croatian lamb peka from Croatia. Times were inferred from the source steps.

2 hr 15 minA bit of workNo chilli

Egg Foo Young

Egg Foo Young from China. Times were inferred from the source steps.

40 minA bit of workNo chilli

Garides Saganaki

Garides Saganaki from Greece. Times were inferred from the source steps.

1 hr 5 minMediumNo chilli

Jamaican Instant Pot Rice and Beans

Jamaican Instant Pot Rice and Beans from Jamaica. Times were inferred from the source steps.

55 minMediumNo chilli

Japanese Katsudon

Japanese Katsudon from Japan. Times were inferred from the source steps.

13 minMediumNo chilli

kabse

kabse from Saudi Arabia. Times were inferred from the source steps.

40 minMediumNo chilli

Koshari

Koshari from Egypt. Times were inferred from the source steps.

1 hr 15 minMediumNo chilli

Lamb Pilaf (Plov)

Lamb Pilaf

Lamb Pilaf (Plov) from Russia. Times were inferred from the source steps.

2 hr 35 minMediumNo chilli

Lamb tomato and sweet spices

Use pickled vine leaves here, preserved in brine. Small delicate leaves are better than the large bristly ones but, if only large leaves are to hand, then trim them to roughly 12 by 12 cms so that you don't get too many

2 hr 25 minA bit of workNo chilli

Massaman Beef curry

Massaman Beef curry from Thailand. Times were inferred from the source steps.

2 hr 16 minA bit of work🌶️

Mushroom & Chestnut Rotolo

Mushroom & Chestnut Rotolo from United Kingdom. Times were inferred from the source steps.

1 hr 5 minA bit of workNo chilli

Panang chicken curry (kaeng panang gai)

Panang chicken curry

Panang chicken curry (kaeng panang gai) from Thailand. Times were inferred from the source steps.

20 minA bit of work🌶️

Portuguese barbecued pork (Febras assadas)

barbecued pork

Portuguese barbecued pork (Febras assadas) from Portugal. Times were inferred from the source steps.

58 minMediumNo chilli

Rice paper dumplings

Rice paper dumplings from Vietnam. Times were inferred from the source steps.

36 minA bit of workNo chilli

Roast fennel and aubergine paella

1 Put the fennel, aubergine, pepper and courgette in a roasting tray. Add a glug of olive oil, season with salt and pepper and toss around to coat the veggies in the oil. Roast in the oven for 20 minutes, turning a coupl

1 hr 6 minA bit of workNo chilli

Seafood rice

Seafood rice from Spain. Times were inferred from the source steps.

37 minMediumNo chilli

Rye bread

Rye bread from Poland. Times were inferred from the source steps.

4 hr 40 minEasyNo chilli

Salmon Prawn Risotto

Salmon Prawn Risotto from Italy. Times are typical for this kind of dish.

35 minMediumNo chilli

Seri muka kuih

Seri muka kuih from Malaysia. Times were inferred from the source steps.

2 hr 5 minMediumNo chilli

Turkish lamb pilau

Turkish lamb pilau from Turkey. Times were inferred from the source steps.

23 minMediumNo chilli

Spanish rice & prawn one-pot

Spanish rice & prawn one-pot from Spain. Times were inferred from the source steps.

25 minMediumNo chilli

Stuffed Lamb Tomatoes

Stuffed Lamb Tomatoes from Greece. Times were inferred from the source steps.

1 hr 10 minA bit of workNo chilli

Syrian Rice with Meat

Syrian Rice with Meat from Syria. Times were inferred from the source steps.

45 minMediumNo chilli

Teriyaki Chicken Casserole

Teriyaki Chicken Casserole from Japan. Times were inferred from the source steps.

1 hr 35 minMediumNo chilli

Thai Green Curry

Thai Green Curry from Thailand. Times were inferred from the source steps.

36 minMediumNo chilli

Three Fish Pie

Three Fish Pie from United Kingdom. Times were inferred from the source steps.

1 hr 30 minA bit of workNo chilli

Tom kha gai

Tom kha gai from Thailand. Times were inferred from the source steps.

33 minA bit of work🌶️

Turkish rice (vermicelli rice)

rice

Turkish rice (vermicelli rice) from Turkey. Times were inferred from the source steps.

44 minEasyNo chilli

Jerk chicken with rice & peas

Jerk chicken with rice & peas from Jamaica. Times were inferred from the source steps.

10 hr 40 minA bit of work🌶️

Vietnamese caramel trout

Vietnamese caramel trout from Vietnam. Times were inferred from the source steps.

15 minMedium🌶️

Vietnamese Grilled Pork (bun-thit-nuong)

Grilled Pork

Vietnamese Grilled Pork (bun-thit-nuong) from Vietnam. Times were inferred from the source steps.

9 hr 35 minA bit of workNo chilli

Vietnamese-style caramel pork

Vietnamese-style caramel pork from Vietnam. Times were inferred from the source steps.

20 minMedium🌶️

Vietnamese-style veggie hotpot

Vietnamese-style veggie hotpot from Vietnam. Times were inferred from the source steps.

28 minMediumNo chilli

Chicken Alfredo Primavera

Chicken Alfredo Primavera from Italy. Times were inferred from the source steps.

51 minA bit of workNo chilli

Chinese Tomato Egg Stir Fry

Chinese Tomato Egg Stir Fry from China. Times were inferred from the source steps.

21 minMediumNo chilli

Chocolate Caramel Crispy

Chocolate Caramel Crispy from United Kingdom. Times are typical for this kind of dish.

55 minEasyNo chilli

Egyptian Fatteh

Egyptian Fatteh from Egypt. Times were inferred from the source steps.

3 hr 20 minA bit of workNo chilli

Sushi

Sushi from Japan. Times are typical for this kind of dish.

30 minA bit of workNo chilli

Thai fried rice with prawns & peas

Thai fried rice with prawns & peas from Thailand. Times were inferred from the source steps.

14 minMedium🌶️

Thai-style fish broth with greens

Thai-style fish broth with greens from Thailand. Times were inferred from the source steps.

20 minMediumNo chilli

Vietnamese prawn spiralized rolls

Vietnamese prawn spiralized rolls from Vietnam. Times are typical for this kind of dish.

20 minMedium🌶️

Chicken Congee

Chicken Congee from China. Times were inferred from the source steps.

1 hr 30 minMediumNo chilli

Chicken & chorizo rice pot

Chicken & chorizo rice pot from Spain. Times were inferred from the source steps.

1 hr 18 minMediumNo chilli

Chinese Orange Chicken

Chinese Orange Chicken from China. Times were inferred from the source steps.

57 minA bit of workNo chilli

Golabki (cabbage roll)

Golabki

Golabki (cabbage roll) from Poland. Times were inferred from the source steps.

1 hr 48 minMedium🌶️

Jamaican Rice and Peas

Jamaican Rice and Peas from Jamaica. Times were inferred from the source steps.

33 minMedium🌶️🌶️🌶️

Nasi lemak

Nasi lemak from Malaysia. Times were inferred from the source steps.

1 hr 14 minA bit of work🌶️

Steak & Vietnamese noodle salad

Steak & Vietnamese noodle salad from Vietnam. Times were inferred from the source steps.

18 minA bit of work🌶️

Thai pork & peanut curry

Thai pork & peanut curry from Thailand. Times were inferred from the source steps.

34 minMediumNo chilli

Japanese gohan rice

Japanese gohan rice from Japan. Times were inferred from the source steps.

40 minEasyNo chilli

Spanish meatballs with clams, chorizo & squid

Spanish meatballs with clams, chorizo & squid from Spain. Times were inferred from the source steps.

26 minA bit of workNo chilli

Beef Mandi

Beef Mandi from India. Times were inferred from the source steps.

3 hrA bit of work🌶️

Brie wrapped in prosciutto & brioche

Brie wrapped in prosciutto & brioche from France. Times were inferred from the source steps.

8 hr 47 minMediumNo chilli

Kidney Bean Curry

Kidney Bean Curry from India. Times were inferred from the source steps.

28 minMediumNo chilli

Lamb Biryani

Lamb Biryani from India. Times were inferred from the source steps.

1 hr 54 minA bit of work🌶️

Smoked Haddock Kedgeree

Smoked Haddock Kedgeree from India. Times were inferred from the source steps.

48 minMediumNo chilli

Chicken Mandi

Chicken Mandi from India. Times were inferred from the source steps.

1 hr 22 minA bit of work🌶️

Chicken Basquaise

Chicken Basquaise from France. Times were inferred from the source steps.

1 hr 23 minA bit of workNo chilli

Ropa Veija

Ropa Veija from Cuba. Times were inferred from the source steps.

3 hr 50 minA bit of workNo chilli

Gallo pinto

Gallo pinto from Costa Rica. Times were inferred from the source steps.

22 minMediumNo chilli

Bai Sach Chrouk – Grilled Pork with Rice

Bai Sach Chrouk – Grilled Pork with Rice from Cambodia. Times were inferred from the source steps.

1 hr 34 minA bit of workNo chilli

Baked brie with sorrel jam

Baked brie with sorrel jam from Denmark. Times were inferred from the source steps.

48 hr 10 minMediumNo chilli

Bahia-style Moqueca prawn stew

Bahia-style Moqueca prawn stew from Brazil. Times were inferred from the source steps.

1 hr 28 minA bit of work🌶️

Dolma Japrak Stuffed Vine Leaves

Dolma Japrak Stuffed Vine Leaves from Albania. Times were inferred from the source steps.

2 hr 15 minMediumNo chilli

Num Ansom – Sticky Rice Cake

Num Ansom – Sticky Rice Cake from Cambodia. Times were inferred from the source steps.

2 hr 50 minA bit of workNo chilli

Mastawa Lamb and Rice

1. Place the meat cut into pieces, in a large pan with the onions. Add the turmeric and enough water to cover. Bring to the boil then cook gently until the meat is very tender and can easily be removed from the bones.

55 minMediumNo chilli

Meang Nem

Rinse the rice, soak in water for about 10 minutes, then drain well. Heat a wok or large skillet over medium heat. Add the rice and stir constantly until evenly dark golden brown and very fragrant, about 5 minutes. Trans

58 minA bit of work🌶️