<![CDATA[Brand of rice]]>

dasalo:
I have a complicated mix when it comes to eating rice. I do not cook the same kind of rice everyday, I'll get bored. I go according to the dishes I cook eg. if I cook Japanese meal, it'll be Japanese short grain rice.


I usually buy several kinds and brand of rice and I alternate them each day. I do not have the same kind of rice everyday, I mix them around.

1) Phoenix or New Moon white rice

2) Naturel brand organic brown rice which I find is the best for cooking complete brown rice without mixing. Turns rancid fast.

3) Next best is Just Organics short grain brown rice.

4) Japanese brand short grain rice whenever Isetan has sales.

5) Korean Yangbang short grain rice available in 4 kg packs.

6) My regular mixed would be with other grains like sorghum, millet, buckwheat, black rice, 芡实, Chinese barley and oats. Sometimes I'll add red beans or black beans.

7) Germinated organic black rice.

This mix is most regular though
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I second Naturale organic brown rice. I switched to brown rice abt 6 months ago. Naturale organic brown rice is easily accepted even by my very picky girl. Very easy to cook, no need to soak, no need to add additional water. Can cook on my usual rice cooker. After my successful switch to brown rice, I thought I would save money by switching to NTUC brand brown rice. But the texture was very coarse and there was a very strong brown rice smell (erm... dunno if you all know what I mean).... it was very difficult to eat, even after I soak for 1 whole day (from morning to evening). I donated the remaining bag of the brown rice as nobody at home will eat it (yes I know, very picky eaters). Then i decided that since we don't eat a lot of rice anyway (only cook 1 cup per meal), might as well stick to Naturale.
I buy NTUC brand Australian sushi rice cos I cook that a lot. I use this to make sushi, onigiri, teriyaki rice. I also use this to cook chinese porridge as I find that the texture of the porridge is a lot better. I know real Jap rice is a lot tastier, but I find the price is really too high, even much higher than the Naturale brown rice.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/topic/59044/brand-of-riceRSS for NodeWed, 07 Oct 2026 19:37:58 GMTMon, 22 Jul 2013 02:17:29 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Brand of rice on Sat, 20 Jul 2013 17:10:14 GMT]]>I have a complicated mix when it comes to eating rice. I do not cook the same kind of rice everyday, I'll get bored. I go according to the dishes I cook eg. if I cook Japanese meal, it'll be Japanese short grain rice.


I usually buy several kinds and brand of rice and I alternate them each day. I do not have the same kind of rice everyday, I mix them around.

1) Phoenix or New Moon white rice

2) Naturel brand organic brown rice which I find is the best for cooking complete brown rice without mixing. Turns rancid fast.

3) Next best is Just Organics short grain brown rice.

4) Japanese brand short grain rice whenever Isetan has sales.

5) Korean Yangbang short grain rice available in 4 kg packs.

6) My regular mixed would be with other grains like sorghum, millet, buckwheat, black rice, 芡实, Chinese barley and oats. Sometimes I'll add red beans or black beans.

7) Germinated organic black rice.

This mix is most regular though
http://i44.tinypic.com/jrwcw4.jpg\">

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1043916https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1043916Sat, 20 Jul 2013 17:10:14 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Brand of rice on Sat, 20 Jul 2013 15:49:44 GMT]]>

TravelMummy:
ngl2010:

100% brown rice for us. Cooked in rice cooker that has special setting to cook brown rice. It takes 1.5 hours to cook but we don't have to soak it at all.


There is a special Rice cooker for brown rice? What brand is that? We use a very basic cooker cos helper is the main cook at home. Learnt not to invest in an expensive one after several experiences of spoilt appliances. But her brown rice is v hard and untasty. Love to know if this rice cooker you have is good and durable and can cook brown rice nicely. Appreciate if you can share brand and model. Thanks!

Hi TravelMummy. Sorry for the late reply. We used Tefal rice cooker. I believe there are other brands with this function too.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1043883https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1043883Sat, 20 Jul 2013 15:49:44 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Brand of rice on Fri, 19 Jul 2013 13:38:50 GMT]]>We use Royal Umbrella and Songhe. The Songhe pack contains red and brown rice. Proportion of red / brown rice to white rice is 1:2. No need to soak the red and brown rice ( I needed to soak for an hour for other brands and still the picky eaters would complain). Just cook on " brown rice" setting in rice cooker. Acceptable to the picky eaters in my family, DS2 and DH. I love this combination cos they are finally eating both brown and red rice!!!


Am trying to slowly sneak and increase to 1:1 ratio.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1043256https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1043256Fri, 19 Jul 2013 13:38:50 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Brand of rice on Fri, 19 Jul 2013 05:32:34 GMT]]>I tried using Basmati rice for my nasi lemak as recommend by some pp. It turned out great! I really like the texture of basmati rice & it’s supposed to be healthier than white rice due to its lower glycemic index. Anyone has any other simple basmatic rice recipe to share? Still got 2/3 of small packet left to experiment.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1042879https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1042879Fri, 19 Jul 2013 05:32:34 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Brand of rice on Fri, 19 Jul 2013 03:17:55 GMT]]>

TravelMummy:
Mine is the most basic with just 1 button to push down to cook! Idiot proof that old grannies use.

LOL. I didn't know they still selling the 1 button type rice cooker.

But I think you just need to add more water when cooking brown rice.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1042738https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1042738Fri, 19 Jul 2013 03:17:55 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Brand of rice on Fri, 19 Jul 2013 03:00:12 GMT]]>

keroppi:
TravelMummy:

[quote=\"ngl2010\"]100% brown rice for us. Cooked in rice cooker that has special setting to cook brown rice. It takes 1.5 hours to cook but we don't have to soak it at all.


There is a special Rice cooker for brown rice? What brand is that? We use a very basic cooker cos helper is the main cook at home. Learnt not to invest in an expensive one after several experiences of spoilt appliances. But her brown rice is v hard and untasty. Love to know if this rice cooker you have is good and durable and can cook brown rice nicely. Appreciate if you can share brand and model. Thanks!

I thought all rice cooker has a special setting for brown rice?
Anyway I use the quick cook settings (for everything in fact), no need to soak too, and takes about 30-45 mins to cook the brown rice.

Thanks for the explanation, ammonite. I'll just stick to the small, vacuum packs then.[/quote]Really? Haha I haven't looked at a rice cooker for too long. Mine is the most basic with just 1 button to push down to cook! Idiot proof that old grannies use. Ok, I will check out rice cookers next time I pass by Harvey Norman's. 😄

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1042726https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1042726Fri, 19 Jul 2013 03:00:12 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Brand of rice on Fri, 19 Jul 2013 01:19:59 GMT]]>son must have rice…daughter is a picky eater. they love japanese rice.

no maid, so i buy japanese rice to pamper ourselves.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1042564https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1042564Fri, 19 Jul 2013 01:19:59 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Brand of rice on Fri, 19 Jul 2013 01:16:40 GMT]]>

TravelMummy:
ngl2010:

100% brown rice for us. Cooked in rice cooker that has special setting to cook brown rice. It takes 1.5 hours to cook but we don't have to soak it at all.


There is a special Rice cooker for brown rice? What brand is that? We use a very basic cooker cos helper is the main cook at home. Learnt not to invest in an expensive one after several experiences of spoilt appliances. But her brown rice is v hard and untasty. Love to know if this rice cooker you have is good and durable and can cook brown rice nicely. Appreciate if you can share brand and model. Thanks!

I thought all rice cooker has a special setting for brown rice?
Anyway I use the quick cook settings (for everything in fact), no need to soak too, and takes about 30-45 mins to cook the brown rice.

Thanks for the explanation, ammonite. I'll just stick to the small, vacuum packs then.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1042558https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1042558Fri, 19 Jul 2013 01:16:40 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Brand of rice on Thu, 18 Jul 2013 22:09:43 GMT]]>

ngl2010:
100% brown rice for us. Cooked in rice cooker that has special setting to cook brown rice. It takes 1.5 hours to cook but we don't have to soak it at all.

There is a special Rice cooker for brown rice? What brand is that? We use a very basic cooker cos helper is the main cook at home. Learnt not to invest in an expensive one after several experiences of spoilt appliances. But her brown rice is v hard and untasty. Love to know if this rice cooker you have is good and durable and can cook brown rice nicely. Appreciate if you can share brand and model. Thanks!

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1042430https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1042430Thu, 18 Jul 2013 22:09:43 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Brand of rice on Thu, 18 Jul 2013 11:45:45 GMT]]>100% brown rice for us. Cooked in rice cooker that has special setting to cook brown rice. It takes 1.5 hours to cook but we don’t have to soak it at all.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1042207https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1042207Thu, 18 Jul 2013 11:45:45 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Brand of rice on Thu, 18 Jul 2013 10:38:47 GMT]]>

Mawar:
keroppi:

[quote=\"Jennifer\"]
the rice cooker comes with water level indicator, I just follow.

Me too.

I have many different types of rice at home. I cook different rice for different occasion. I have light brown rice, dark brown rice and Japanese rice apart from Thai fragrance rice.

We are in the progress of making brown rice our daily staple. Why do brown rice come in such small packs? :?

I am like you. I have basmati and short grain calrose. Rice must partner the dishes.

Brown rice breeds weevils fast, maybe less processed? So it's better to buy in smaller quantities.[/quote]Brown rice still contains the germ part of the grain and that has natural oils. Oil turns rancid after some time at room temperature. It is the same with whole meal flour. It does not keep as well as white flour which has been stripped of its bran and germ.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1042161https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1042161Thu, 18 Jul 2013 10:38:47 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Brand of rice on Thu, 18 Jul 2013 10:12:49 GMT]]>From the looks of this thread, people are hoarding all kinds of rice at home......goes to show most of us here are 饭桶!!! 😉

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1042142https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1042142Thu, 18 Jul 2013 10:12:49 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Brand of rice on Thu, 18 Jul 2013 10:10:00 GMT]]>

keroppi:
buds:

Songhe or Royal Umbrella for us.


We cannot really afford expensive seafood or poultry for whipping up dishes (even if we do, not that often) but we try to have good and fragrant rice as staple. We've not tried many but the abovementioned were ok for us.

But the dishes you whipped up (those you posted), are to die for :love: I can skip the rice 😄

Thank you for your compliments. :please:

Actually, that's what I do.. skip rice most times or eat less rice.

Growing up years as a young and very active teen, I wasn't into rice at all. Even until adulthood. Ever since I married hubs, I had to eat rice. His family staple all along! They can eat rice all three meals in a day! I ever told him that it was partly his fault I ballooned up years back. He refused to hear of me not eating rice, must eat with him. I had no help looking after the children, so I couldn't take care of myself to exercise. Those were the days..

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1042138https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1042138Thu, 18 Jul 2013 10:10:00 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Brand of rice on Thu, 18 Jul 2013 10:03:43 GMT]]>

Funz:
keroppi:

[quote=\"Jennifer\"]
the rice cooker comes with water level indicator, I just follow.

Me too.

I have many different types of rice at home. I cook different rice for different occasion. I have light brown rice, dark brown rice and Japanese rice apart from Thai fragrance rice.

We are in the progress of making brown rice our daily staple. Why do brown rice come in such small packs? :?

:hi5:

Same same. I have basmati, jap rice and glutinous rice. And I don't even eat rice for most meals. 😂[/quote]Yes, me three.. there's basmati.. recently calrose too.. Occasionally will buy those mini-rice-cake packs for when my family feels like having some lontong (we don't buy lontong outside).

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1042132https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1042132Thu, 18 Jul 2013 10:03:43 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Brand of rice on Thu, 18 Jul 2013 09:48:06 GMT]]>

keroppi:
Jennifer:


the rice cooker comes with water level indicator, I just follow.

Me too.

I have many different types of rice at home. I cook different rice for different occasion. I have light brown rice, dark brown rice and Japanese rice apart from Thai fragrance rice.

We are in the progress of making brown rice our daily staple. Why do brown rice come in such small packs? :?

:hi5:

Same same. I have basmati, jap rice and glutinous rice. And I don't even eat rice for most meals. 😂

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1042111https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1042111Thu, 18 Jul 2013 09:48:06 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Brand of rice on Thu, 18 Jul 2013 09:04:27 GMT]]>

Mawar:
I am like you. I have basmati and short grain calrose. Rice must partner the dishes.


Brown rice breeds weevils fast, maybe less processed? So it's better to buy in smaller quantities.
Maybe. Guess I'll just have to get more packs on stand by then.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1042058https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1042058Thu, 18 Jul 2013 09:04:27 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Brand of rice on Thu, 18 Jul 2013 09:00:39 GMT]]>

buds:
Songhe or Royal Umbrella for us.


We cannot really afford expensive seafood or poultry for whipping up dishes (even if we do, not that often) but we try to have good and fragrant rice as staple. We've not tried many but the abovementioned were ok for us.
But the dishes you whipped up (those you posted), are to die for :love: I can skip the rice 😄

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1042053https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1042053Thu, 18 Jul 2013 09:00:39 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Brand of rice on Thu, 18 Jul 2013 08:51:08 GMT]]>

keroppi:
Jennifer:


the rice cooker comes with water level indicator, I just follow.

Me too.

I have many different types of rice at home. I cook different rice for different occasion. I have light brown rice, dark brown rice and Japanese rice apart from Thai fragrance rice.

We are in the progress of making brown rice our daily staple. Why do brown rice come in such small packs? :?

I am like you. I have basmati and short grain calrose. Rice must partner the dishes.

Brown rice breeds weevils fast, maybe less processed? So it's better to buy in smaller quantities.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1042044https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1042044Thu, 18 Jul 2013 08:51:08 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Brand of rice on Thu, 18 Jul 2013 08:49:35 GMT]]>Songhe or Royal Umbrella for us.


We cannot really afford expensive seafood or poultry for whipping up dishes (even if we do, not that often) but we try to have good and fragrant rice as staple. We’ve not tried many but the abovementioned were ok for us.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1042042https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1042042Thu, 18 Jul 2013 08:49:35 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Brand of rice on Thu, 18 Jul 2013 08:47:55 GMT]]>

Jennifer:

the rice cooker comes with water level indicator, I just follow.
Me too.

I have many different types of rice at home. I cook different rice for different occasion. I have light brown rice, dark brown rice and Japanese rice apart from Thai fragrance rice.

We are in the progress of making brown rice our daily staple. Why do brown rice come in such small packs? :?

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1042038https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1042038Thu, 18 Jul 2013 08:47:55 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Brand of rice on Thu, 18 Jul 2013 08:39:43 GMT]]>

slmkhoo:
sparks:

used to be Royal umbrella but we switch after trying songhe.


Actually, even the normal Fairprice brand of Thai fragant rice taste nice if cooked properly.

What's your method of cooking rice? I was taught 1.5:1 of water:rice. I find the rice too grainy. If I use more water, the rice gets soggy but still not fluffy. I was using different types of rice overseas so need to figure out how to cook the rice here.

The norm is equal parts of water and rice. I like to put slightly more water as I prefer softer and fluffy rice. The grainy rice you achieve despite using 1.5 ratio of water is probably due to the type of rice you use. You must have bought 老米 instead of 新米. Those cheaper brands from NTUC are the worst.

By the way, I use a saucepan to cook my rice as I find it tastes much better and I do not like the non-stick covering on the pot of rice cookers. Better still use a claypot as it does not make your rice stick to the pot and prevent waste. That's the feedback I get from my neighbour but I haven't tried it out myself.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1042024https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1042024Thu, 18 Jul 2013 08:39:43 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Brand of rice on Thu, 18 Jul 2013 08:23:16 GMT]]>I have tried various brands of rice from NTUC housebrands to premium brands like Golden Pheonix (金鳳）, Royal Umbrella and Songhe rice.


We used to like 金鳳 rice as it was truly good premium grade. However, since last year, its fragrance has changed and the rice appears yellowish when cooked. Many of my friends who are ardent fans of this rice thought so too and like me, they switch to other brands.

I now stick to Songhe as I find it supersedes the other brands of rice in terms of quality and fragrance. Good rice should have a good fragrance once you open up the sack. That’s what I call 香米. Of course, Songhe is steeper in price compared to the rest but the rice does the price justice.

I sometimes mix my rice with organic brown and red rice. I also add in a handful of millet seeds.

To he honest, organic brown rice tastes so much better than white rice, not forgetting its great nutritional value.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1042003https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1042003Thu, 18 Jul 2013 08:23:16 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Brand of rice on Thu, 18 Jul 2013 08:10:37 GMT]]>

slmkhoo:
sparks:

used to be Royal umbrella but we switch after trying songhe.


Actually, even the normal Fairprice brand of Thai fragant rice taste nice if cooked properly.

What's your method of cooking rice? I was taught 1.5:1 of water:rice. I find the rice too grainy. If I use more water, the rice gets soggy but still not fluffy. I was using different types of rice overseas so need to figure out how to cook the rice here.

the rice cooker comes with water level indicator, I just follow.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1041991https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1041991Thu, 18 Jul 2013 08:10:37 GMT