Oh Lord it's hard to be patriotic.

[V8Ian]

Tried buying Australian rice, lately? Plenty from Thailand, a lot from New Zealand, but only a couple of home grown offerings.
How much rice does New Zealand grow? I'll wager somewhere between none and absolutely insignificant. The "Product of New Zealand" will be imported from an unknown Asian country, bagged and tagged in New Zealand.
New Zealand has become the backdoor for Asian foodstuffs into Australia. New Zealand is not doing itself any favours. Since finding out that the poisoned New Zealand berries, sold in Australia as Kiwi, turned out to be sourced from China, I don't by any food from New Zealand.

[p38arover]

Since finding out that the poisoned New Zealand berries, sold in Australia as Kiwi, turned out to be sourced from China, I don't by any food from New Zealand.

Not just berries. We don't buy any foodstuffs from NZ, either.

[NavyDiver]

I love a 10kg bag of a Aussie grown low GI rice.

Low GI (https://www.sunrice.com.au/discover-rice/low-gi/)

Be patriotic and also good for your health :)

"SunRice Doongara™ Low GI Rice SunRice Doongara rice is a long grain rice variety which is Low GI and exclusively grown in Australia. Doongara is the Aboriginal word for “white lightning”. It combines everything you love about rice with the bonus of being a Low GI food that may provide a slower energy release and may help you feel fuller for longer. SunRice Doongara Low GI Rice is an excellent Low GI substitute for other rice varieties with fluffy, firm grains when cooked and a clean taste.
In Australia, SunRice Doongara Low GI Rice is available in 750g White and Brown Rice packs and 2 x 250g microwave cup. A 10kg Low GI White Rice pack is available in Ethnic Channels


"

The 10kg bag is sooo much better value in my tight wad view :)

[V8Ian]

That's what I ended up buying James, but not ten kilos worth. I'm tight too, if I bought 10kg, I'd be sharing it with 80 acres of mice, who like to come in out of the cold and raid my pantry.
Australian rice is $4.50 a kilogram compared to $1.50 for imported.

[RobMichelle]

That's what I ended up buying James, but not ten kilos worth. I'm tight too, if I bought 10kg, I'd be sharing it with 80 acres of mice, who like to come in out of the cold and raid my pantry.
Australian rice is $4.50 a kilogram compared to $1.50 for imported.

How seriously bad is that

[Arapiles]

That's what I ended up buying James, but not ten kilos worth. I'm tight too, if I bought 10kg, I'd be sharing it with 80 acres of mice, who like to come in out of the cold and raid my pantry.
Australian rice is $4.50 a kilogram compared to $1.50 for imported.


Not if it's imported Japanese rice, which would run from $3.50 to $8 a kg.

[350RRC]

That's what I ended up buying James, but not ten kilos worth. I'm tight too, if I bought 10kg, I'd be sharing it with 80 acres of mice, who like to come in out of the cold and raid my pantry.
Australian rice is $4.50 a kilogram compared to $1.50 for imported.

Might have something to do with the average Oz wage being at least 3 times higher than that in Pakistan, etc.

Might also be because Oz has far higher horticulture standards with pesticides and quality assurance, etc.

DL

[NavyDiver]

That's what I ended up buying James, but not ten kilos worth. I'm tight too, if I bought 10kg, I'd be sharing it with 80 acres of mice, who like to come in out of the cold and raid my pantry.
Australian rice is $4.50 a kilogram compared to $1.50 for imported.

The LOW gi stuff is worth it, Basmati is close as well. A few KGs shared with mates may keep the mice fed down a bit [biggrin]. I have a range of aisan grocery and a few middle eastern ones about to boot. 20kg bags are not unheard of [thumbsupbig]

The Price of “white lightning” may be $$$ over Thai, Indian or Chinese rice but so is beer, wine and spirits [bigwhistle] What a bottle of Bundy rum worth now?

Dry July has me wondering perhaps Ian :) Nope- I do not drink Rum after the 100 year old stuff I tried in Canada

[trout1105]

I usually buy rice in the 10kg bags.
I split it up into 1kg lots and vacuum seal the bags and store these in a big plastic container with a sealed lid.
Never had a problem with mice or weevil's using this storeage method[thumbsupbig]

[Saitch]

The Price of “white lightning” may be $$$ over Thai, Indian or Chinese rice but so is beer, wine and spirits [bigwhistle] What a bottle of Bundy rum worth now?



Also, look at the price of coffee! Both by the kilo and a cup price from a shop. Around $9 for a garden variety kilo and $4-$5 for a cup from a shop. Get out!

At least rice, especially brown, provides benefits to your body. [smilebigeye]
Also, one would assume that dinkum, Aussie rice would be less likely to have any arsenic content.

[Homestar]

Also, look at the price of coffee! Both by the kilo and a cup price from a shop. Around $9 for a garden variety kilo and $4-$5 for a cup from a shop. Get out!

At least rice, especially brown, provides benefits to your body. [smilebigeye]
Also, one would assume that dinkum, Aussie rice would be less likely to have any arsenic content.

No offence intended but I sure wouldn’t be drinking coffee that was $9 a kilo - that sounds like the stuff swept off floors - International Roast I think it’s called. [emoji38]

[Saitch]

No offence intended but I sure wouldn’t be drinking coffee that was $9 a kilo - that sounds like the stuff swept off floors - International Roast I think it’s called. [emoji38]

No offence, Gav. I'm a black tea only drinker, as my body is a temple![thumbsupbig]

[LRJim]

No offence intended but I sure wouldn’t be drinking coffee that was $9 a kilo - that sounds like the stuff swept off floors - International Roast I think it’s called. [emoji38]Aka the construction lunchroom special

[superquag]

No offence, Gav. I'm a black tea only drinker, as my body is a temple![thumbsupbig]

Ceylon Tea ? - Better buy a bit extra this week, seeing Sri lanka is virtually bankrupt... Got a couple of boxes of Dilmah yesterday...[biggrin]

[Homestar]

No offence, Gav. I'm a black tea only drinker, as my body is a temple![thumbsupbig]

My body is a temple as well - but my temple is full of fat ***** praying to the lazy TV Gods...[bigwhistle]

[BradC]

Also, look at the price of coffee! Both by the kilo and a cup price from a shop. Around $9 for a garden variety kilo and $4-$5 for a cup from a shop. Get out!

At least rice, especially brown, provides benefits to your body. [smilebigeye]

Yeah but it jams up the grinder in the coffee machine.

[JDNSW]

No offence intended but I sure wouldn’t be drinking coffee that was $9 a kilo - that sounds like the stuff swept off floors - International Roast I think it’s called. [emoji38]

Fascinating simile used there - reminds me of an old friend of mine (died in 1972 or thereabouts) - he had managed a tea plantation in West Bengal before Indian independence, and ended up in Australia after 1948. And at the slightest prompt would carry on about his wonder that the tea sellers in Australia ran such a badly managed operation that they could supply the volume of floor sweepings that was on Australian retailers shelves.

[ramblingboy42]

Dilmah , I think, has a plantation near Cabarita in nth nsw.

your Dilmah may be Australian.

[austastar]

Hi,
Nerada tea
Visit Us | Nerada Tea (https://neradatea.com.au/pages/visit-us)
do a nice tea. Interesting history in the hills behind Innisvale.

[NavyDiver]

I like local not a racist link.
Now its Oil contamination. Prior "Baby milk powder" contamination China and US have our Milk going nuts by the plane load plus!.

Love Aussie Olive oils and our rice bran or canola oil cook at my place or on my tomatoes and toast [biggrin] Our milk is clearly good as well[thumbsupbig]

Harmful contaminants found in almost all cooking oils tested, Hong Kong’s Consumer Council reveals

Consumer watchdog reveals 60 per cent of 50 cooking oil samples were found to contain 3-MCPD, a potentially carcinogenic chemical Link (https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3185629/harmful-contaminants-found-almost-all-cooking'module=service_journalism_int&pgtype=homepage)


Food I grow or I catch or I hunt is even better I think :)

Not suggesting every thing here is perfect. Pretty close happily.