We eat rice here in mexico with almost every meal......
By mariaperalta
@mariaperalta (19073)
Mexico
February 24, 2013 9:40am CST
Here in mexico almost everyone eats rice and even beans with almost every meal.
I cook my rice, with tomatoe sauce and we call that a spanish rice.
Id like to cook more white rices here.
But how and what do I put in it?
Some tell me garlic is good in white rice...
Im sure people from in other countries here at mylot have ideas for us.
Id like to know them.
Have a great sunday there.
Its oscar night.....
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35 responses
@gary23 (425)
• India
24 Feb 13
In India, rice is a staple food. I eat rice twice daily. So there are innumerable ways to cook rice. I can suggest you a recipe called fried rice. You cut vegetables like beans,carrots, capsicum etc. and fry them lightly. Then mix with boiled rice. It tastes really good.
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@mariaperalta (19073)
• Mexico
24 Feb 13
Yes Iv emade pork friend rice before here... I really like it alot. Have a great day there.
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@dee777 (1417)
• South Africa
25 Feb 13
We also use lots of rice in South Africa. I just love rice. White, fragrant rice is off course my favorite. I love rice with curry, stew, rice salad, rice with stir-fry. When we do not use rice, pasta is next in line. when we have rice salad, we add mayonnaise and crisp vegetables.... yummy...
@blackrusty (3519)
• Mexico
24 Feb 13
I love rice and beans I make my own beans here I wont go buy the store bought stuff you know the ones in a can thinking of maybe today I should make a pot of both for my fish dinner tonight
@mariaperalta (19073)
• Mexico
24 Feb 13
now that sounds good to me... have a super sunday there.
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@blackrusty (3519)
• Mexico
24 Feb 13
I always have a great day and you do the same as well
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@mariaperalta (19073)
• Mexico
25 Feb 13
I sure will my friend.. Its nice and warm her ein Mexico today. Temps are going up all week here. And no rain. Im happy.. :)
@GardenGerty (160663)
• United States
24 Feb 13
I have read about "glorified rice" which is a sweet rice dish, but I have never made it. I like rice pudding. Just boil your white rice, then stir it into a custard type pudding made with milk, eggs and sugar and add cinnamon and of course vanilla. Some people will put raisins in this dish. I will take white rice and stir fry it, adding garlic, onions, bell pepper, shrimp and stirred up egg. I like to use peanut oil for this.
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@mariaperalta (19073)
• Mexico
24 Feb 13
I will do a search for that, sounds really good. We make rice water here.. a drink that has rice, sugar and cinamen in it. its really good to.
@Hatley (163776)
• Garden Grove, California
24 Feb 13
hi m ariaperalta they sure serve plenty of rice here as I guess its cheap but for diabetes its not really all that great. Its a simple carbohydrate that turns into sugar too quickly for us diabetics thus shooting up our blood sugar. Brown rice is much better for us and even basmati rice is better. I can o nly eat abut o ne third of a cupful of white rice.
@GardenGerty (160663)
• United States
24 Feb 13
I like brown rice better, but I will use white rice because it is faster. I enjoy pairing beans and rice, and always with garlic and onion. I like rice much better than my husband does.
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@mariaperalta (19073)
• Mexico
24 Feb 13
Sorry to hear that... I just love rice. I dont think id could do with out it here. Have a super sunday there. Take care.. :)
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@mariaperalta (19073)
• Mexico
24 Feb 13
So you put beans right in the rice there I dont re -call ever having that.
@aminul842700 (861)
• Dhaka, Bangladesh
24 Feb 13
Hi Maria, we just wash the rice and keep the rice with some water. Thereafter we keep the pan on the oven, after some time rice is cooked and then we screen the water and get the boiled rice. That's all. It is very easy. Have a very nice day.
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@aminul842700 (861)
• Dhaka, Bangladesh
25 Feb 13
For plain rice we do not use anything. In Polao rice, we use tiny rice, ghee(butter), spices (garlic, onion, chilly, salt, potato bokhara etc).
@mariaperalta (19073)
• Mexico
25 Feb 13
thats sounds good to me, so you put potaotes in the rice there? Help me...
@mariaperalta (19073)
• Mexico
24 Feb 13
really? so you boil it there... do you put anything in the rice to flavor it? Thanks for the great help.
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@Raine38 (12250)
• United States
24 Feb 13
When I was still in the Philippines, we also have rice in almost every meal. The most common rice that we have is the fluffy, white one. We cook our rice that way often because we have really flavorful viands or dishes that go with it. We do cook arroz ala valenciana, rice cooked with tomato sauce, some seafood and veggies. It is very good but I can't cook it properly yet. I alwys mess up with the flavors and I burn the rice.
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@mariaperalta (19073)
• Mexico
24 Feb 13
I understand that, took me years to get rice to cook right for me. My mom tried for several years to teach me. I finally got it down now.
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@urbandekay (18278)
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25 Feb 13
I like rice cooked with peas, the succulence of the peas compliments the dryness of the rice. I also like Kedgeree, which we traditionally eat for breakfast here.
It is made with rice, eggs, smoked haddock, ginger, onion, garlic, chillies, bay leaves, coriander. It has a smoky and spicy flavour
all the best, urban
@urbandekay (18278)
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25 Feb 13
Well at the moment I do not eat it at all as I am fasting but I would not normally eat it more than once or twice a week. Our main staple here is potatoes but we also eat pasta and of course we have a variety of bread products. Rice is perhaps less versatile than other staples, although I love rissotto and I have just remembered rice pudding, with nutmeg or marmalade
all the best, urban
@mariaperalta (19073)
• Mexico
25 Feb 13
I like peas, have a few cans here. I will sure try that. sounds really good to me. How many times do you eat rice per day there?
@mariaperalta (19073)
• Mexico
25 Feb 13
yes, we eat alot of rice and potatoes here in mexico as well.
@gerald_lian (2188)
• Australia
25 Feb 13
In my home country, Malaysia (a South East Asian country), rice is the staple food as well. Most people eat rice at least once or twice a day. A very famous dish we have here in Malaysia is called "nasi lemak', literally translated as "fat rice" but is actually coconut milk rice. To make the rice (which uses white rice by the way), the add pandan leaves which is sweet, tasty and full of aroma. They also add sambal and ikan bilis (anchovies) which makes the dish really mouth-watering. I'm not sure if you can get pandan leaves in Mexico, but this is one possible way to cook white rice. Here is a website link on how to prepare nasi lemak:
http://rasamalaysia.com/recipe-nasi-lemak-coconut-milk-rice/
Happy trying!
@mariaperalta (19073)
• Mexico
25 Feb 13
wow.. I didnt know that. We also eat rice alot here in Mexico. But we call ours spanish rice here.
@mariaperalta (19073)
• Mexico
25 Feb 13
Sound really good to me, Id like to try my rice like that. Bet it really tastes good. Take care.
@paperdolls28 (222)
• Philippines
25 Feb 13
The "nasi lemak" of Malaysia is really good and you should try it. I was able to taste it when I visited Malaysia in 2010. In my country (Philippines), we love to eat rice 2 to 3x a day. We also eat fried rice (sautee in garlic/carrots and green green peas) in the morning together with friend eggs, ham, fried fish, longanisa, salted egg or hotdog/sausage.
@lampar (7584)
• United States
24 Feb 13
It is good to know that you and almost everyone in Mexico also eat rice with almost every meal, rice is a common and affordable staple for many people around the world especially for those who live in Asia, like China, Thailand, Korea...etc if you like to cook more white rice, then you need to stop putting tomatoes sauce in your rice at the time of cooking, and try to buy long or short grain white rice instead of brown rice. You can also put some 'basal' or 'pandang' leaves with your rice to enhance the smell, only can give you one secret recipe at a time in the art of rice cooking. The rest have to wait ....
@lampar (7584)
• United States
24 Feb 13
The next one will be making sure you eat your white rice with some meat like chicken or pork and veggies preferably marinate with spicy spices and plenty of gravy, you can have some hot steamy soup go along with it, so that you will not overload with just carbohydrate, but also with other vital nutrients. Bean is not compulsory while eating rice, it is up to you to decide.
@mariaperalta (19073)
• Mexico
24 Feb 13
ok, Ill put shredded chicken pieces in it, with a few veggies. What type of gravy?
@mariaperalta (19073)
• Mexico
24 Feb 13
oh you.. thats not fair. Come on give up some more secrets for this gal. Ok, so my white rice with alittle basil will be a good one. Ill try that. So, whats the next one?
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@marguicha (222992)
• Chile
24 Feb 13
I fry my rice with a clove of crushed garlic and slat. When it is caramelised, I por the water. I like to put one cup of rice for a little over one and a half cup of water. Here we eat rice, pasta and potatoes. I have eaten wonderful meal in Mexico with refritos and rice.
@mariaperalta (19073)
• Mexico
24 Feb 13
your rice sounds good amiga.. I might try that here sometimes. How is your sunday there??
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@Pegasus72 (1898)
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26 Feb 13
You can't go wrong with Rice you can change it up many ways with spices, cheese, veggies, and meat, it is almost endless. You can even make desserts from them.
@Pegasus72 (1898)
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26 Feb 13
Almost anything, like mozerealla, american, parmesean, cheddar, goat cheese with herbs, personally I would stay away from pungent cheeses but if you like them go for them, there are just so many to pick from. You could use smoked cheese, gouda, swiss, colby, montery jack. Great now I want rice.
@mariaperalta (19073)
• Mexico
26 Feb 13
wow, Ive never ever put cheese in rice. I will try your ideas here soon.
@mariaperalta (19073)
• Mexico
26 Feb 13
What kind of cheeses would you put in your rice? Help me please.
@cttolledo (5454)
• Legaspi, Philippines
25 Feb 13
Hi mariaperalta!
I live here in the Philippines, and rice is our every day's meal.. We eat rice every breakfast ( but some eat bread ) . lunch and dinner. Rice is important to us everyday.. You can cook rice in different ways.. In our country, rice served as:
1. Garlic rice- fry the cooked rice with chopped garlic with small amount of salt.
2. Seafood rice - usually served in the restaurant: fry cooked rice with seafood .
3. Tinapa Rice- usually served in the restaurant- fry cooked rice with tinapa ( one of the dried fishes in the Philippines )
4. and a lot more : people here are very creative with it comes to food especially rice.
You should try those and you will love it!
@cttolledo (5454)
• Legaspi, Philippines
25 Feb 13
Hi again Mariaperalta!
You can search online how to cook those..and sure you can ask me anytime..
Happy cooking...
@ARIES1973 (11426)
• Legaspi, Philippines
25 Feb 13
I think I'm hungry already. Yeah, I agree with cttolledo. Aside from steamed rice which is the usual way of cooking it, we also have different ways of cooking rice.
Actually, there are some who cook rice the way you do it. I think we adopted it from you, the one with tomato sauce. I tasted it already and it's delicious.
Have a great Monday morning!
@mariaperalta (19073)
• Mexico
25 Feb 13
wow !!! great ideas for me.. thanks so much. Ill try and look for the proper way to cook those. I may need some help from you. Ill let you know...
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@mariaperalta (19073)
• Mexico
25 Feb 13
Some times I put a few spoons of peas or carrots if I have them. Thats all.....
@mariaperalta (19073)
• Mexico
25 Feb 13
Yes, we make mexican rice with tomatoe sauce here. We do it 1 and one. One part sauce one part water. its good.
@robspeakman (1700)
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24 Feb 13
We hve quite a lot of rice in the UK due to the culinary influences from our Asian immigrants.
My Children prefer their rice in Paella, Chicken and Chorizo Paella or in a simple Risotto.
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@mariaperalta (19073)
• Mexico
24 Feb 13
I never had thought of that.. and chorizo is very popular here in Mexico. Thanks for the idea Rob...
@mariaperalta (19073)
• Mexico
24 Feb 13
We eat lots of chorizo here Rob, how do you use it with the rice? Id really like to know that... Have a good one there.
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@robspeakman (1700)
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24 Feb 13
A number of ways you can use the Chorizo.
Cut up about 200g of chorizo, and fry it gently in a little oil in a hot pan. Heat it until the some of the colour bleeds into the oil.
You now have your the flavour and colour in the oil.
Now fry some cooked rice with the chorizo.
Cook it the same way as cooking Egg fried rice
@scarlet_woman (23463)
• United States
27 Feb 13
garlic is very good.
i use garlic,onion,red pepper flakes and a bit of butter.
sometimes you can add in cream of chicken and a bit of parmesan cheese.really good.
@mariaperalta (19073)
• Mexico
27 Feb 13
Now that sounds real good to me, Ive never added those to my rice. I will now. Happy wed. there.
@mariaperalta (19073)
• Mexico
7 Apr 13
I have never heard of red rice my friend. Do you cook it the same as white or brown.
@dorannmwin (36392)
• United States
6 Mar 13
We actually don't eat a lot of rice in our home and I think that the reason that we don't eat a lot of rice is because of the fact that it is a carb and we would rather fill up our bellies with vegetables and things like that. However, there are some times that I crave some fried rice and I will make that at home. It is pretty yummy and you can put pretty much whatever you like in it. I like a lot of vegetables, a little bit of bacon and some fried egg in my fried rice as well. Then I will use a little bit of soy sauce to taste.
@mariaperalta (19073)
• Mexico
6 Mar 13
Im going to slow down some, after several people here like you have said about rice not being so good for us. Have a great day there.
@inertia4 (27960)
• United States
27 Feb 13
I love rice but really cannot have it these days. But rice can be made with almost anything. And with anything. Its like Pasta. But I have a way for those people that cannot have rice to eat rice. What you do is get yourself a head of cauliflower, while its raw, grate it on a cheese grater. Then you steam it and add onions and mushrooms and whatever spice you want. And believe me, it really tastes like rice. So, remember, rice will go with anything.
@mariaperalta (19073)
• Mexico
27 Feb 13
Never knew that Steve, I like cauliflower alot. Take care. Happy wed.
@aghiuta (525)
• Canada
28 Feb 13
I cook rice occasionally (trying to cut back on carbs...),and I use brown rice,and I steam it in the rice cooker. In a pan I put some chopped garlic with a bit of oil to brown it,add some chopped,peppers,celery,mushrooms,slat,pepper,paprika,and cook till done,then mix in the rice.An other idea is to boil the rice,but in the water I add some chicken soup base.When is done on any rice you could grate some cheese too.
@mariaperalta (19073)
• Mexico
28 Feb 13
I like brown rice here as well. I know its better for us. But real hard to find here in Mexico.
@leeandrew (1225)
• Philippines
2 Mar 13
It's the same here in the Philippines too. Rice is one major food of the Filipinos. My adorable hubby just can't do a day with out it. He said he'll get weak if he can't eat rice but of course we all know that it's not true at all. hahahha
I love eating rice myself but I am on a fast right now. I abstain from eating rice and drinking coffee in the hope that I get a better and healthy body.
@mariaperalta (19073)
• Mexico
6 Mar 13
Same here, some mexican families eat it 3 times a day. We eat it in my home like once per day.