Brown Rice
Brown rice (or “hulled rice”) is unmilled or partly milled rice, a kind of whole, natural grain.
With thoughts of a mom wanting to go for healthy options, I have been thinking of trying to use brown rice (also called unpolished rice) instead for our own consumption. It is actually more expensive than the rice that we usually buy from the supermarket but more nutritious than white rice. Hubby and I have tried this before a couple of years ago or so at one of the small restaurants in the city called Grub that serves brown rice with their meals served. We liked it though at first being not used to eating it, I was quite hesitant but went on to enjoy eating it as I remember.
One thought that I have in mind is also that idea I have read before that brown rice since it still have the nutrients and is not only a better choice compared to the more common white rice that we consume, but it is also better for the environment than white rice too. Almost 12 years ago, there had been such a brown rice campaign initiated but maybe because it is really more expensive then most Filipinos stick with consuming white rice more than the brown rice.
Well I still want to try cooking it at home. I hope later when hubby and I will go to the supermarket, he will go with the idea of buying even just a kilo and we’ll try cooking it tomorrow. I bet he will.
Now I just have to know how they cook brown rice. I have read that it is cooked basically the same as white rice. Just note that when you cook brown rice make sure that you allow the rice to soak in the water for around 25 to 30 minutes before turning on the heat since it is more tough and stiff. Well we will see if we get to try cooking it soon.
