India’s ban on rice exports raises fear of global food price rises

Re:India’s ban on rice exports raises fear of global food pr... by OJFord on Friday July 21, 2023 @12:44PM (#36816118)

That is unfortunate about cashews, but I'm jealous to read of the choice of rice varieties - it's a funny world!

In the UK I think I'd have a hard time getting anything other than generic 'basmati' (which afaict just means Oryza sativa indica - it could be IR24, what you're calling basmati, anything else in the subspecies, or some blend with the yield & shelf-life & availability properties they wanted) that would be at all suitable for (my attempt at/interpretation of) 'Indian' food.

Whatever it is I suppose I subconsciously agree it's bland - I tend to cook it with some rai/jeera/ilaayachi/laung depending.

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Re:India’s ban on rice exports raises fear of global food pr... by brmgb on Friday July 21, 2023 @01:58PM (#36817170)

> In the UK I think I'd have a hard time getting anything other than generic 'basmati'

It’s relatively easy to find any kind of rice in countries with significant East Asian diaspora like England provided you are ready to buy largish quantity (10kg). It’s highly likely there is an Asian market near you with a surprisingly large selection of rices (not necessarily on display) and which can get you other kinds if you order. It definitely is more involved than going to Tesco but far from impossible.

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Re:India’s ban on rice exports raises fear of global food pr... by OJFord on Friday July 21, 2023 @05:56PM (#36820447)

I do buy in 5-10kg bags (but admittedly takes me much longer to work through than it would an East Asian family) I've just never seen it specify a variety. Just different brands of 'basmati' (which as I said I think is used more generically here than it is up thread).

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