The world's most beloved grain No Images? Click here Jasmine, Basmati, Sticky, and Beyond: The Serious Eats Guide to Rice Rice, like other grains, is the edible seed of a grass. It is unique among grains in that it was domesticated not once, not twice, but three times, on three different continents. But how did this grain (kind of surprisingly) become a staple for hundreds of millions of people around the world? We investigated—then put together a guide to rice varieties you're likely to see in the supermarket. Some of our favorite rice-centric recipes The Story of Carolina Gold, the Best Rice You've Never Tasted This starchy, sticky, hazelnutty rice is the gold standard of American rice—a style that chef Sean Brock once called "the most flavorful rice I have ever tasted." |