Rice: Unlocking Global Flavors
A bubbling seafood paella cooked over a wood fire in Valencia…a Vietnamese rice bowl topped with sizzling five-spice pork...an artful platter of pristinely fresh sushi...these are only a few of the global flavors that are exciting American chefs and patrons today.
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In every dining venue from the café to the college campus to the white-tablecloth restaurant consumers are seeking out excitement on the plate. If you're not challenging your customers' tastebuds with international ideas, you're probably losing sales to someone who is.
Rice is a revered staple in many cultures around the globe. Mastering the techniques of rice cookery can open the door to a rich assortment of dishes that are on trend with today's global tastes. With U.S.-grown rice, you can easily update and revitalize your menus with some of the world's most enticing rice dishes on a regular basis, with menu items that will have enormous consumer appeal and high profit potential.
On the following pages, you'll learn how to choose the type of U.S. rice best suited for your use. Rice is so versatile; many types can be used interchangeably in your dishes, while others, like short grain rice for sushi, have specific characteristics needed to achieve the perfect result.
With Culinary Institute of America chef-instructors to guide you, you'll perfect your technique for making some of the world's classic rice dishes and learn some contemporary ways to present them. You'll also encounter some uses for rice that you may never have imagined. From Mongolian Barbecued Pork Fried Rice to Chicken, Chorizo and Saffron Paella, U.S.-grown rice covers the culinary globe.