Dominick's Brand Long Grain Brown Rice (16 oz.)

Item Purchased: Dominick's Brand Long Grain Brown Rice (16 oz.)
Location Purchased: Dominick's / 3145 S. Ashland / Chicago, IL
Price: $0.89 + tax

Review: Brown rice goes well with nearly everything. It's oaty nutty flavor and chewy texture goes well with a soy-filled stir fry, a sweet dessert or by itself. I just wish I could eat more of it. I haven't bought brown rice in over a year simply because I am never in a situation where I have the time or forethought to cook it. I cook a lot and eschew convenience foods, but 45 minutes to an hour is a luxury I haven't adjusted my cycle to. I could easily cook a pot of this stuff while I sit around and write, but my mind and life is so scatterbrained that I haven't ever made room for this.

It amazes and amuses me that brown rice used to be looked down upon as the food of the peasant and now it is held up as one of the staples of a healthy diet. My guess is that brown rice takes less time to harvest and process than white rice (you are basically removing only one husk instead of two). Because the little people in the rice fields had to work harder to process white rice, I assume that royalty viewed it as a better food. Little did they know that the final bran layer that is removed before reaching the white rice grain is full of essential fatty acids and nutrients. No wonder royalty got so fat. It was the rice! Brown rice is also harder to store for long periods of time.

Besides being healthy and hip, I just like the taste of brown rice. For a store brand, this rice was surprisingly good. It didn't have the stale flavor a lot of white rice does after it sits on the shelf for so long. This rice was as fresh and nutty as any I have had. And at only $0.89, it's quite a bargain. Those peasants knew what they were doing. Eat that, royalty!

Rating: 4 / 5