Thai Jasmine Rice
Native to thailand jasmine rice gets its name from the fragrant jasmine flower.
Thai jasmine rice. The trick to cooking perfect jasmine rice is using the correct ratio of water to rice and keeping an eye on the water level as it cooks. Named after the sweet smelling jasmine flower jasmine rice is a long grain rice native to thailand with a delicate floral and buttery scent. This is due to the presence of a molecule called 2 acetyl 1 pyrroline 17 19. Jasmine rice is also known as thai fragrant rice given its pleasant popcorn like smell.
Thai jasmine rice is recognized around the world as having the finest quality its thailands principle export product. Jasmine rice is a particularly fine medium grain type of rice. Please do not serve ordinary rice from the supermarket with. Thai fragrant rice is a long grain variety of fragrant rice also known as aromatic rice.
The agricultural name is khao dawk mali 105 rice with a distinctive jasmine scent also known locally as khao hom mali. In comparison most. It is fragrant when cooked hence the name. Khao means rice dawk means flower mali means jasmine.
This long grain rice has a somewhat buttery aroma reminiscent of popcorn. Jasmine rice was developed years ago in thailand. The secret to cooking it perfectly is getting the right ratio of water to rice.