The Crispiest Rice

The only thing better than a bowl of perfectly cooked rice is a bowl of perfectly cooked rice with a purposely crispy layer.


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The Crispiest Rice

[SamMasghati]

This is how we do rice every single time in Iran. We call it "tah-Dig".

[Bxbaby]

My family is Ecuadorian and we call this cocolon (coco-lone). This is usually at the bottom of the pot whenever we make rice and everyone goes crazy over it lol. Personally i love to eat it with just a bit of mozzarella cheese but its amazing alone as well without the need for all that extra stuff like the milk, just cook rice in a pot on the stove not a crock pot and when its done turn the heat up a bit for a few minutes and let it crisp up but make sure to keep an eye on it or it'll burn and thats not as good

[hevnervals]

I get the same results, but not on purpose.

[NE]

Long time ago, when poverty was taking over in Vietnam due to the colonising war, our people won't waste anything :)) Burnt rice (no oil at all) was one of those special things, and we love to eat it with condensed sticky fish dipping sauce (with steamed vegies).

[kimloanvuong]

This is called cơm cháy (burnt rice) in Vietnamese. leftover rice is left out in the sun until it's very dry, then fried. Makes a great snack to just munch on ..

[depelisa]

In my hometown, east java Indonesia, we call this “intip.” My mom used to mix them with fresh dessicated coconut and a bit of salt, and it was such a treat! Savoury, rich, crispy and delicious!

[shareey]

My family is caucasian american and we eat are rice like that. I am sure its called the same everywhere with adjustments for the language I love my sticky crispy rice!!!

[NervousWreck]

Con-con: that's how we call it in the Dominican Republic. But it's like a residue of rice. We eat it with beans and meat sauce.

[jorgen]

Thank you for simplifying the crap out of crispy rice!

[qyjktvy]

Have you heard of 누룽지(nurungji)? We have similar food in Korea.

[hellrazor]

Burnt oily crispy rice was my favorite part of grannys Plov.

[hiddenrainn]

If I want my rice crispy, I would leave it for a few more hours :)

[BroodingPeeps]

You can achieve the same by forgetting the rice on for a few minutes when it's cooked.

[festiverespecttrackingfanc]

In Spain that crispy surface is the same you should find in the bottom of a good "paella"

[alexcruz]

Ahhh the dukot is always the best part!

[rachelsalazar]

We eat this in Dominican Republic without all the things they added, its called "con con" .

[reynabonilla]

do u know how bad I would get it from my mom if I let the rice cook to that point?!?! lol...

[tjl]

Puerto Ricans are crying. If that isn't being scraped off the bottom of the pan, it's not crispy enough.

[jamieafkhami]

My tahdig has come out terrible every time. I think my rinsing or soaking of the rice is not right

[marianamendes]

donde eu venho isso chama arroz queimado!