Kasmati rice is a long-grain aromatic rice developed by Rice Select in Texas, similar to Basmati rice. It has a mild flavor, a distinct texture, and is primarily aimed at the American market. It is a genetically modified organism created through breeding and laboratory work.
Kasmati rice is a variety of long-grain aromatic rice developed by Rice Select, an American company based in the state of Texas. The company is well known for producing an assortment of rice hybrids intended to build on popular rice varieties from Asia; Kasmati rice is thought to be similar to Basmati rice, a popular rice from India. Markets that sell a variety of rice varieties may offer Kasmati rice and it can also be ordered from specialty stores.
Like Basmati, Kasmati rice has a long grain and a distinct texture when cooked. The grains tend to separate during cooking, creating a fluffy rather than thick rice, and the rice remains chewy during the cooking process. The flavor of Kasmati rice is quite mild, but the rice has a rich aroma that can add a new level of complexity to the foods it is served with. In recipes that call for long-grain rice, Kasmati rice is definitely a choice to consider, especially if you want a fluffy but chewy texture in the finished dish.
Both Indian and Middle Eastern cuisines use Basmati rice extensively, often flavoring the rice with spices such as cumin seeds or saffron. Basmati rice’s texture and scent are particularly popular, and rice can get expensive for people looking to buy it overseas. Rice Select recognized the potential for scented and flavored rices in the 1970s, producing Texmati rice and later with an assortment of other scented and exotic rice varieties for American consumers.
Some Asian rice producers have protested the introduction of specially bred hybrid rice varieties such as Kasmati to the market, claiming it weakens the strength of their traditional products. However, Kasmati rice and similar hybrids are primarily aimed at a niche of the American market. Rice Select is also working to be a sustainable and healthy company, and places a strong focus on producing natural, wholesome products for consumers who specifically demand them, while also offering a line of organic products that is clearly aimed at American consumers, not the Asian rice market.
For anyone curious, Kasmati is technically a genetically modified organism, produced through a mixture of breeding and laboratory work. Kasmati’s foundation stock was probably originally Asian basmati rice. This has also caused concern among Asian Basmati producers and is part of the recurring debate about genetically modified foods in the global market.
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