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Originally posted by Phasad1913
I love bismati rice..one of the few good things my Iraqi ex boyfriend introduced me to 
But my number one favorite is yellow rice. I'm from the south (originally) and its THE BEST!!
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What's yellow rice?
The Iraqi guy probably didn't show you the good stuff. There are crappy middle eastern restaurants that serve it and just make it like regular rice. They make it like Anglos for Anglos. There are greasy middle eastern restaurants that make it oily and buttery and that's just appealing to poor people. Then there are the really authentic places that make it and it's like an art. The rice is pristine. There is an amount of butter added in. A tiny portion of the rice has saffron to make it a beautiful color. The aroma is drawn out and you can smell something wonderful - great with aromas and tastes of mint and rose that are usually in other parts of the meal.
-Rudey