how can i make brown rice taste better?

jardimgirl
jardimgirl Posts: 522 Member
in Food and Nutrition
so i love white rice, but hear that's best if i stay away from anything 'bleached' and eat the wholegrain brown rice. i bought some and HATE the flavor and esp the smell! (reminds me of the scent of bird food for some bizarre reason lol) any one add anything to their rice? or can i just stick to my white? thx!
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  • queshonda
    queshonda Posts: 1
    Canned tomatoes
  • AJ_G
    AJ_G Posts: 4,158 Member
    You heard wrong, eat white rice, it's delicious
  • SideSteel
    SideSteel Posts: 11,068 Member
    You heard wrong, eat white rice, it's delicious

    ^ this. Nothing wrong with white rice.
  • jenilla1
    jenilla1 Posts: 11,118 Member
    I actually prefer brown rice. It has a nuttier flavor and a chewier texture. Maybe it's an acquired taste...
  • fruttibiscotti
    fruttibiscotti Posts: 986 Member
    Add bacon, lots of bacon
  • DakotaKeogh
    DakotaKeogh Posts: 693 Member
    There's nothing wrong with white rice. But brown rice is nutritionally superior. Here's a couple good reads on it.

    http://www.whfoods.com/genpage.php?tname=foodspice&dbid=128
    http://www.fitday.com/fitness-articles/nutrition/healthy-eating/the-difference-between-brown-rice-and-white-rice.html

    When all else fails, A-1 sauce covers the taste of just about anything. :smile:
  • voodoocupcake
    voodoocupcake Posts: 9 Member
    As people have been saying, there's nothing wrong with white rice. However, if you want to eat brown rice, using it in a recipe with strong flavors will cover the rice flavor. Something like curry or gumbo would be good. You can let it sit overnight before eating to let the flavors blend more. You might also try adding salt into the water in which you boil the rice so that the rice will absorb a little of it during cooking.
  • squeakyfish
    squeakyfish Posts: 109 Member
    I used to really dislike it, but for some reason, I actually like brown better now. The change just happened this year. I have no idea why...I like to use chicken broth instead of plain water and mix in a bunch of caramelized onions with it.
  • djxil
    djxil Posts: 357
    shot in the dark, Curry powder, add some shrimp...
  • Shellz31
    Shellz31 Posts: 214 Member
    You'll probably start to like it over time. It's like switching from skim milk to 2% (or from 2% to skim milk), at first you hate the taste of the new kind of milk, then after a while your palate get accustomed to it and suddenly you hate the taste of the milk you used to prefer.

    I agree white rice is not unhealthy, and I enjoy white rice and brown rice depending on the recipe. But brown rice does have much more natural (not fortified) nutrients and more fiber. Also it has a little more protein and potassium, but that all does come with a few more calories.
  • Charlottesometimes23
    Charlottesometimes23 Posts: 687 Member
    For brown or white rice: nasi goreng paste, a few frozen veges, and stir fry. Add some chicken and omelette if you can spare the calories. Yum
  • Amandainyaface
    Amandainyaface Posts: 33
    I usually add loads of salt to my rice, but I don't know if that'll work for you since I like brown rice. Try eating it with scrambled eggs or tomatosauce or just spices in general.
  • KANGOOJUMPS
    KANGOOJUMPS Posts: 6,474 Member
    add whiskey
  • jdad1
    jdad1 Posts: 1,899 Member
    It can be cooked in beef or chicken broth instead of water
  • ScientificExplorerGirl
    ScientificExplorerGirl Posts: 535 Member
    Add a little butter and stir fry with onions and some other veggies. Butter makes everything better :)

    Although not technically a rice, you could also try wild rice.
  • moya_rargh
    moya_rargh Posts: 1,473 Member
    Peas, sweetcorn, chilli powder.

    I sometimes stir peanut butter through mine.
  • SideSteel
    SideSteel Posts: 11,068 Member
    There's nothing wrong with white rice. But brown rice is nutritionally superior. Here's a couple good reads on it.

    http://www.whfoods.com/genpage.php?tname=foodspice&dbid=128
    http://www.fitday.com/fitness-articles/nutrition/healthy-eating/the-difference-between-brown-rice-and-white-rice.html

    When all else fails, A-1 sauce covers the taste of just about anything. :smile:


    Brown rice is not "nutritionally superior".


    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/m/pubmed/9302338/
    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/m/pubmed/2822877/
  • CJloves
    CJloves Posts: 6
    I'm in the habit of eating brown rice when I make teriyaki salmon, so my point is you could just add a sauce to it based on what you are cooking with it or just in general
  • CJloves
    CJloves Posts: 6
    Oh and white rice is a refined carb..it will break down faster and you'll get hungry sooner. Brown rice is a whole grain that takes longer to break down so it should keep u full longer. If you wanna eat white rice, i think it's a good idea to eat it with something that is high in whole grains or fiber so you still have something to keep you full.
  • addmorecloud
    addmorecloud Posts: 78 Member
    My husband and I live in Asia where white rice is really cheap but brown rice fairly expensive. We mix them half and half, technically brown rice should have more water or longer cooking or something, but we cook them together and it comes out fine and tastes really good.
  • GoMizzou99
    GoMizzou99 Posts: 512 Member
    Saute' some onions and peppers in a skillet (use Pam for low cal) - add rice rice to skillet, mix and serve.

    or

    Saute' some onions and peppers in a skillet (use Pam for low cal) - add some egg white and scramble with onions and peppers - add rice rice to skillet, mix and serve.
  • WalkingAlong
    WalkingAlong Posts: 4,926 Member
    There's nothing wrong with white rice. But brown rice is nutritionally superior. Here's a couple good reads on it.

    http://www.whfoods.com/genpage.php?tname=foodspice&dbid=128
    http://www.fitday.com/fitness-articles/nutrition/healthy-eating/the-difference-between-brown-rice-and-white-rice.html

    When all else fails, A-1 sauce covers the taste of just about anything. :smile:


    Brown rice is not "nutritionally superior".


    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/m/pubmed/9302338/
    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/m/pubmed/2822877/

    It has more nutrients but I guess it's up in the air whether they're accessible or beneficial?

    I think a lot of people choose whole grains mostly for the added fiber and flavor. Though if you want to eat white rice and add fiber, drink a glass of Metamucil with it. Might be more gross than just learning to like brown rice.
  • AmyRhubarb
    AmyRhubarb Posts: 6,890 Member
    Saute celery, onion, garlic, mushrooms in a little butter or olive oil until they are soft. Add some dried sage or other herbs you like. Add desired amount of rice (white or brown), the right amount of broth, cover and simmer. Good stuff. If using a rice cooker, saute the veggies first, then dump them into the rice cooker with the rice and liquid and cook as usual.
  • Carnivor0us
    Carnivor0us Posts: 1,752 Member
    Cook it in broth. I, however, like white rice.
  • Susay2942
    Susay2942 Posts: 211 Member
    A little beef consume with some mushrooms or soy sauce if you want more tart of a taste. It may sound strange but chopped steamed carrots with a lemon squeezed over it!

    I have experimented with some rice. I really dont like the long grain wheats..it just never seems to soften enough for my pallet.

    Im now on a low residue diet rather than high fiber so I am going to have to start using white rice......I hope my trials will work with white as well!
  • tigersword
    tigersword Posts: 8,059 Member
    There's nothing wrong with white rice. But brown rice is nutritionally superior. Here's a couple good reads on it.

    http://www.whfoods.com/genpage.php?tname=foodspice&dbid=128
    http://www.fitday.com/fitness-articles/nutrition/healthy-eating/the-difference-between-brown-rice-and-white-rice.html

    When all else fails, A-1 sauce covers the taste of just about anything. :smile:
    Sort of. On paper, brown rice is nutritionally superior, but in practice, most of the nutrition in brown rice is trapped inside the indigestible hull, so humans can't actually absorb any of it. Therefore, white rice is actually better nutritionally speaking, though brown rice has more fiber.
  • MaryJane_8810002
    MaryJane_8810002 Posts: 2,082 Member
    All I eat is brown rice, its soooo yummy! I add some olive oil and sea salt (or butter and table salt) and it tastes fine. I am looking into a recipe for cilantro lime rice like they have at Chipotle. If it is good I will put the recipe on the forums. (its just 2tbsp lime juice and 1/4 cup chopped cilantro.
  • carrieous
    carrieous Posts: 1,024 Member
    put a lil parmesan in it
  • MelodyandBarbells
    MelodyandBarbells Posts: 7,724 Member
    I, too, bought brown rice because it was supposedly nutritionally superior. But that didn't work out. So instead I bought a 1-2 cup rice cooker from Amazon to control my portions. Now I can measure 1/3 cup of dry rice, cook it and all the grains come out plump and not stuck to the cooker. Best purchase ever! :smile:

    http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0001ZPOLE?ie=UTF8&force-full-site=1&ref_=aw_bottom_links
  • Hadabetter
    Hadabetter Posts: 942 Member
    White rice isn't bleached. It's polished to remove all the husk.

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