Thai Jasmine rice, 10 lb bag, available online from ImportFood.com


		$13.25, one 10 bag white Jasmine Rice

		$23.50 two 10 bags white Jasmine Rice

		$7.50, one 5 bag white Jasmine Rice

Thai Jasmine Rice, 10 lb bag
Thai jasmine rice is recognized around the world as having the finest quality--it's Thailand's principle export product. Jasmine rice was developed years ago in Thailand. The agricultural name is "Khao Dawk Mali 105", rice with a distinctive jasmine scent, also known locally as Khao Hom Mali.

Khao means rice, Dawk means flower, Mali means jasmine. We think you will agree that there is no substitute for original Thai jasmine rice, and we recommend serving all Thai dishes with Thai rice.

Very aromatic and fresh, all of our jasmine rice is "New Crop" harvest. The brand we ship is "Royal Umbrella" which has fantastic aroma, consistency, and we regard this brand as the best Thai jasmine rice exported from Thailand. (if you order 5# bag, it will be Aroy-D brand which is also excellent).

Easily prepared using an electric rice cooker (see below) you can also steam jasmine rice the traditional way--see our street vendor video for a great example.

We are pleased to ship it to you for a competitive price. Product of Thailand. 10 lbs of rice is about 25 cups, and each cup of raw rice is about 675 calories.

We also offer brown jasmine rice , broken rice, sticky rice, and red cargo rice. Another great choice: make yellow jasmine rice using biriyani seasoing.

Rice is grown throughout Thailand in large flat fields which become brilliant green as the rice paddy matures before harvest. Some regions provide for harvest of jasmine rice twice yearly, other areas can support a harvest just once per year.

The pictures below show a small organic rice paddy a short time before harvest. White jasmine rice is produced by first harvesting the paddy, and separating the rice grain from the outer shell. Traditionally, removing the shell was done with hand tools such as a krok som mue, striking the rice with a long wood mallet as it sits in a large wooden bowl, then sifting out the bran to get a nice polished white grain. Nowadays rice is processed in a modern milling machine, which cleans the rice first, removes the shell, polishes the rice, sorts it and puts in a bag using a sequential operation. There are no additives, no chemicals, whiteners or anything else added to the rice. In recent years, more people are consuming brown jasmine rice, which is identical to white jasmine rice except that it has not gone through the final polishing stage which removes the thin, brown outer membrane. We offer brown jasmine rice, which has higher vitamin & fiber content, and requires a bit more water and time to cook. Brown jasmine rice is also a bit more crunchy, but has a similar taste overall. We also offer red cargo rice, Thai sticky rice, and black sticky rice. New: watch our Bangkok street vendor video featuring fried rice.

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Jasmine Rice

Pathumthani Rice

NEW: Pathumthani Fragrant Rice, 25 lb bag
Here's a new Thai rice that we're really excited out, a "Medium Grade" rice that we've never seen offered outside of Thailand.

Most people in Thailand don't eat jasmine rice, which is exported for high prices, they enjoy other local varieties. Street vendors use plain white rice. Large supermarkets in Thailand offer dozens of varieties, some selling for premium price (usually pure jasmine), middle grade varieties such as this Pathumthani, and even the lower-priced varieties are delicious. One of our favorites is "Mahboonkrong" variety, the same price as jasmine but not exported, and a bit less fragrant.

Here is a great "middle" grade rice from Thailand, grown in Pathumthani province, where rice fields are everywhere. Technically this is "fragrant rice" but it isn't jasmine. Pedestrian Thai rice, we really enjoy it. More firm than jasmine when cooked (crunchier). Wonderful taste. Less fragrant than jasmine, it still has an excellent rice aroma. Note from the photos, there is a slight difference in color before it's cooked, but after cooked looks the same.

Everyday Thai rice, perfect for serving with any Thai recipe. A real taste of Thailand, and if you're from Thailand this is what your grandma made.

What we are offering is a 25 lb bag. On a per-pound basis the price is about 10% less than jasmine rice. Product of Thailand.


		$26.50, 25 lb bag Pathumthani Fragrant Rice

Feature Recipe: Thai Coconut Rice. Jasmine rice prepared with sweet coconut cream, as featured in "Thai Food 101, Bon Appétit magazine, January 2012". Delicious rice with a nice consistency, with crunchy bits of caramelized coconut cream mixed in.



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Rice Cooker, National/Panasonic, Made in Thailand
Would you like to make perfect rice, every time? Made in Thailand by National/Panasonic, this attractive, modern rice cooker (model SR-TE) is all you'll ever need. Before you buy, please click here for detailed descriptions and pictures. The 5 cup rice cooker is approx 9 inches tall and 10 inches in diameter, and makes 5 cups (or a bit more). The 10 cup version (recommended) is approx 10 in. tall and 11 in. diameter. Compare our prices as well, because you can pay far more for Zojirushi brand which offers same functionality and style. The rice cooker is now "Panasonic" brand, as National is no longer used as of 2005.

5 cup rice cooker
$73.95

10 cup rice cooker
$88.95

Video: Street Vendor Prepares Thai-style Crab Fried Rice

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Video: Street Vendor Jasmine Rice in Traditional Style

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