11 Facts About Jasmine rice

Jasmine rice is a long-grain variety of fragrant rice .

Jasmine rice is grown primarily in Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, and southern Vietnam.

Cambodian jasmine rice is cultivated in Cambodia and processed as white and brown rice.

Distinct Cambodian jasmine rice varieties include these three, phka rumduol, phka romeat, and phka rumdeng.

Jasmine rice, though grown in Laos and southern Vietnam, is not the predominant rice variety.

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Glutinous Jasmine rice is grown in Laos, and regular Oryza sativa predominates in Vietnam.

The vast majority of jasmine rice exported overseas to North America and Europe is Thai jasmine rice, with a small minority from Vietnam.

Brown jasmine rice has a flavor like oats and contains gamma oryzanol which can decrease cholesterol in blood vessels.

Brown jasmine rice has vitamins such as vitamin A, vitamin B, and beta-carotene and it contains antioxidants which support the working of the nervous system.

Steamed jasmine rice is ideal for eating with stir fries, with grilled, fried, or braised food items, and in soups .

At the 2017 World Rice Conference held in Macau, Thailand's hom mali 105 rice was declared the world's best rice, beating 21 competitors.