All I know is that this is the shiznit...
And it isn't from here, China, Japan or India...
https://shop.islandpacificmarket.com/shop/grocery_dry/rice/rice/3_ladies_jasmine_rice_50_lb/p/1564405684711560611
Thailand is one of the top 5 rice exporters to the United States, and I believe that most of it is Jasmine rice.
That's one thing that the US doesn't really grow much of is scented rices like Jasmine or Basmati.
And yeah, Jasmine rice is some really good stuff.
What I'm a little peeved about is that my local grocery chain has stopped carrying anything but long grain rice. They used to carry a lot of medium grain and even one or two types of short grain rice.
Well, they do carry short grain rice, but in very small specialty boxes for about $1 billion. They used to carry bags of the stuff.
And if you've ever tried to make risotto or rice pudding, you know that you really need medium or short grain rice to make it happen. Long grain rice simply doesn't have enough of the right kind of starch for risotto or rice pudding.
I keep meaning to swing into one of the local Asian markets to get short grain rice and I never remember.
