This rice is a bit weird when microwaved i think but if its stirfried with the tiniest bit of oil or ghee it's vastly improved and ok for a speedy meal. Theirs cooked from scratch will be so much better so I think they were v polite
I use Uncle Ben & Red Beans and a couple others when I go hiking for 2-3 days . I add a cup of boiling water in the same bag and let set 5 minutes . I add dehydrated beef to the other prices but use 2 cups of hot water. This saves on carrying so much weight .
Moderators, please add a disclaimer. Barbados does not grow rice, package or export rice. The person that send the rice is from Barbados. Uncle Ben’s rice is from America.
I've been watching this channel with these great men for two years now. I still love when Tahir does the subscribe and press the bell icon tennnnnnnn he does that so fun every time. Love watching these, I would love to see some behind-the-scenes clips too like when they arrive and stuff. I also could not say which is my favorite as I love watching all four of them, and their brothers too. Keep this going!
Right! Nobody that eats rice regularly is impressed with uncle Ben's. These men are just too sweet to say what they are really thinking. But I bed their wives would tear it to shreds 🤣
He’s right about the garlic! My mom suffers with cystitis of the bladder, an extremely painful disease that is like Crohn’s disease of the urinary tract. She was on a ton of meds, and her urologist suggested they try a procedure where the bladder is filled with a garlic solution that sits in the bladder for 2 hours. She had good results almost immediately and was able to stop taking meds within a few months.
Everyone needs natural medicine prescription drugs and substances simply cannot do what most roots herbs and fruits can especially with their complexities
My late grandmother used to say, "garlic is good for you, because it'll cleanse your system out really good." I was just a kid (around 9 or 10 years old) and I thought garlic was keep vampire or dracula away. Until I got around 15 years old I was starting to like garlic after that.
When it comes to rice they were not impressed much xD Truth is their rice is actually really good.. I tried biryani before at a Pakistani restaurant and that's why I say this
@@amaslam111 Principal rice exporting countries worldwide in 2021/2022(in 1,000 metric tons) Export in thousand metric tons India 18,75018,750 Vietnam 6,5006,500 Thailand 6,5006,500 Pakistan 4,0004,000 China 2,8502,850 Burma 2,2002,200 Cambodia 1,9001,90 For Pakistan, in fiscal year 2020, basmati exports stood at 890,207 tonnes For India From April 2018 to March 2019, India exported 4.4 million metric tons of basmati rice
The whole of the Mediterranean, Middle East and Pakistan area of Asia have excellent spiced long grain rice. Much more flavorful than typical plain white rice served separately from the main course.
I usually microwave these rice packs (as instructed on the package) and have them with curry or other spicy meals. They are convenient for people who don't have the time to boil and prepare raw rice. They aren't to be consumed as a single meal, but rather part of a meal in a faster than usual way. They're good for trips, camping and so on.
Wow, Samantha is good you send them a gift from all the way from Barbados, but that rice is not ours. I wish they can receive our Shirley biscuits or sweetbread.
It's "convenience food." It's made for speed, not for best quality. It's mostly for parents who don't have the time or patience to cook, and can just buy a packet for like $1-$2, and have it ready for their kids in like 5 minutes. Convenience food will pretty much always be inferior to the original article.
Did they heat the rice correctly or try it cold? Cold it IS undercooked. The whole idea is that it's a quick, convenience food, to be finished in the home, either microwaved or in a pot on the stove. Straight from the packet, cold, it would be chalky and overpoweringly flavoured.
It has to be microwaved .90 seconds ... I usually take these to work for lunch. I eat it out of the bag. If it's not microwaved correctly, the grains can be somewhat hard.
This is a great video! We finally get to have them try a product they are familiar with. This lets them compare it to their own rice. I have been waiting for an apples to apples comparison for awhile now.Great to see!
My understanding might be inaccurate, but I do believe it’s customary in their culture to serve guests joining them for a meal first. I think I might be off a little on the specifics, but I think that’s why Dr Tahir always offers the production crew the first bite.
My husband is Chinese, and he gets so frustrated when I buy this rice haha. He can't believe I eat it. He offers to make rice properly for me instead. I've tried to explain that I buy this for convenience, to eat at work or when he's too busy to make rice haha
I imagine these folks eat natural foods from the land 99% of the time, so this pre-packaged, pre-cooked rice contains a TON of preservatives, oils, and chemicals to preserve the shelf life. Therefore, they are not tasty like fresh cooked or freshly seasoned rice. I imagine their palates would be MUCH more sensitive to the excess chemicals, preservatives, and super high levels of salt put into these processed food items. I bet they taste very salty and have a chemical taste to the Pakistani men. Dear folks of Pakistan, in our homes and restaurants we make FANTASTIC rice dishes from scratch, just like you. Mots often with chicken broth and spices, sometimes with vegetables and fresh seasonings. We make fried rice with eggs and soy sauce. A lot of times we eat plain white rice with stir fry or americanized chinese food. We only eat this pre-packaged garbage rice when we are trying to save money and eat cheaply, or sometimes this is eaten by college students who don't know how to cook rice properly. Occasionally a mom will serve this when she is very busy and only has time to cook the main course, where this would be a side dish.
It's good to hear that you are also cooking mostly everything in the same way as we do. We surely love to eat fresh food rather than preserved food but it's the same case with you... only the difference is you oftenly eat preserve food too but we rarely eat it. By the way, thanks for explaining everything in detail.
Yes! If they wanted them to try uncle Ben’s rice they should have used the boxes. All you have to do is boil them. It’s not like it’s a big huge difficult meal to make. 🤣. Those premade rice packets are truly disgusting.
To everyone saying "Heat it up"... The damn bags are heated. You can see steam rising off the plate in front of Khan about 3\4 of the way through! The Creators of TPT are not stupid for gods sake.
_"You can see steam rising off the plate in front of Khan"_ Absolutely true, at the 7:32 mark one can clearly see it steaming. But maybe they did not heat it properly or something because they all are mentioning the rice not being cooked enough..
I eat this rice and it comes in different flavours such as curry, chinese...Open the pack and microwave for 2 minutes. Piping hot and perfectly cooked. It doesn`t look like their hosts knew how to prepare/serve it and that`s why they`re complaining.
Was this rice prepared correctly according to package directions? The rice they are eating doesn’t look like it was warmed up enough. We eat this brand of rice all the time. There are a lot of different flavors.
the fact that it was tore all the way across and not just in the corner hurt my soul a little bit xD, uncle bens is solid in terms of microwave rice tho :P
The red beans & rice flavor is my favorite of theirs for a quick meal but is a bit dry. I add a drizzle of a spicy infused olive oil, really good that way!
I personally don’t like prepackaged food but keep it for emergencies in my pantry. If you really want these guys to try different rice dishes, then cook it from scratch. Like Spanish rice, I make mine with tomato sauce, tomato paste, green onions, spices like cumin, chipotle chili powder, red chili powder, green chilies, bell pepper and chicken broth. Then it’s great served with sliced avacados. You can’t beat taste cooked from scratch.
@@Adam420o uncle bens isn’t from scratch. I’ve seen many episodes, and the people who run this channel give misleading information many times, like they told these guys nutri grain bars are every American kids favorite breakfast, those aren’t even for kids and no kids don’t like them, and Aunt Jemima isn’t real maple syrup but more corn syrup and fructose. There is no such thing as American favorite breakfast...too many options, depends on who you ask. Plus I can understand the Punjabi language, they just give the food but don’t really explain what the items are.
@@autumnstar7346 i said the tribal people make all their food from scratch. The people who make the show obviously don't live in America either. How do you expect them to understand the subtle nuances of American society and food culture?
I've had this pre-cooked rice before and I can't say that I blame the gentlemen for being a bit critical. (in their usual polite and respectful way, of course) If I could, I would explain to the gentlemen that this type of product is really meant to be a side dish with something like a pre-cooked rotisserie chicken and some frozen or canned vegetables or pre-made green salad from the grocery store. It's usually served on a busy night when you need to get the kids to an event or a game at their school or the local little league field, etc. In other words, this is not usually part of a home cooked meal or a dinner party with friends. It's a "convenience food" that you prepare when you want to feed your family something a bit more nutritious than fast food from someplace like McDonalds or Taco Bell. One thing that these convenient pre-cooked foods have in common, is that they're easy and fast, but they're rarely ever quite as good as homemade! Blessings to all! 😊
This Uncle Ben's rice in the bag is what I used to eat sometimes for lunch when at work. It is quick and we only have a microwave to heat things. There is a fried rice from them that I'll eat and also the pilaf is okay. The rest I do not like myself. lol
I'll send them some Canadian Uncle Ben's rice. They don't have pre-cooked Uncle Ben's rice in my country. We never eat pre cooked rice. It goes in the rice cooker and so good. 😋
they certainly do have precooked uncle ben's rice in canada...My only real qualm with it is that it seems oily. but it sure beats waiting 40+mins for rice to cook.
Well that's in the East or down South. Not once in my 45 years seen it in Northern BC. Seen other brands pre cooked ln dollar stores. Idk. Hate pre-cooked rice in general.
I don’t care much for these precooked rice dishes, either. They’re okay in a pinch for someone who doesn’t cook, or lives in a place where no stove is available. I would enjoy seeing our far away friends showing us, step by step, how to prepare their favorite rice dishes, or any dish of their choosing. Please?
These are convenient packs to base a quick meal around, and yes I agree they are undercooked when eaten out of the pack, but when reheated for a few minutes they cook further.
We people in the United States to eat all types of rice and I do most definitely agree with them gentleman...that rice in that ready to eat pouch is not cooked right..lol
I eat these often here in the US. There are MANY different flavors to choose from including plain (no spices). And when you add items to it, you can make it better. But, I only eat this when I'm lazy and don't feel like cooking rice. Obviously, when you cook rice from dry grains yourself, it tastes way better and is still our preferred method of cooking rice.
My wife is Pakistani, and it's true... they take their rice very seriously. On visit to Pakistan I tried real pulao for the first time - wow, no kidding. The only rice in a packet these people respect is Savor Food's
I agree with the doctor; I have tried this here in Texas and I didn't like it. Love Uncle Ben's (or whatever PC name it has now) in parboiled regular rice, though. Zatarain's parboiled just as good and less expensive.
It's called Ben's. It's what they're eating. The name and logo were changed because, like Aunt Jemima's name and logo, they were racial stereotypes. It was the right thing to do.
@@loveisall5520 Sweetie, it wasn't called "Gordon Harwell's Rice", nor was it called "Frank Brown's"; it was called "Uncle Ben's". "Aunt" and "Uncle" were terms used for house slaves, in particular, those who were with the slave owners for so long, they became almost like family, like "Mammy". How embarrassing for you to be so haughty while being so wrong.
Did you guys microwave the rice? They are saying its semi cooked, and uncle Ben's rice can actually be a bit mushy when cooked so I'm thinking you might not have microwaved it?! Xxx
It is better if heated in the microwave as the package says. Dr. Tahir is right about garlic rice. It is super tasty and very healthy and easy to make, too.
I have never liked that rice, especially cold, considering fresh rice only takes 12 minutes to cook, hats of to the gent’s for their tolerance 🤣🏴🕊 in Scotland we make potato Nan but call them potato scones
did you cook the rice in a microwave for 90seconds first? that is the final cooking the rice needs to finish. i have been eating that rice for 10 years, you cant just open it and eat, it must be steamed before eating.
That rice can't have been heated with chaudhry opening the packet. The package is supposed to be open slightly during microwaving. If you don't microwave, the rice is slightly undercooked. No wonder they thought it was cooked strangely.
Uncle Ben’s rice is “converted rice”, a way of pre-cooking rice that helps it keep more nutrients and cook more evenly. But it is more expensive, and it also comes in quick-cook packets. Ben’s is the superior choice for cooking rice in a flavored broth to put flavor in the rice. The best example is jambalaya, a French / African stew that comes from the southern coast of the US. Make a stew of very strong roast chicken bones and meat, chilies, onion, celery stalk, and strong smoked spicy sausage, then cook the rice in that stew. Ben’s rice will be firm, separate, and tasty, basmati will be gummy and soft.
You guys blew it this time. You should have known better than serving this without putting it in a microwave first. How can you expect the guests to enjoy this, but it is not prepared correctly?
We have a massive variety of flavours of packet rice (Uncle Ben's and otherwise) here in UK supermarkets. Not a huge fan of them, but they're very quick and easy. 2 mins in the microwave. Done!!😁😊👍
Ben's Original Rice isn't from Barbados, it's from the United States. The original name was Uncle Ben's which began in 1943... the rice they're eating is the pre-cooked instant rice. It's much better if you boil water and place the bag inside for a few minutes, it finishes cooking the rice and it tastes much better than microwaving it. The rice comes in many different flavors. I prefer the type you have to cook yourself.
Of course, keep in mind these are designed to be "easy to cook" or very nearly "ready to eat." So, they're fairly generic and mass-produced. Obviously, if one were to actually make it themselves according to a proper recipe it would be much better, properly cooked, etc. These are mostly just for parents and families who don't have a lot of time or money to go out and buy proper food and cook it themselves laboriously. So they just buy these packets for a dollar or two, and they can be prepared in like ~5 minutes. Very quick and easy. "Convenience food." Convenience food is almost always inferior to the "real thing" that took time to prepare properly. But, they're usually at least passably good. Though perhaps not perfect...
Spanish Rice is usually served along with Mexican foods like enchiladas and burritos, often along with refried beans. Rice Pilaf is often eaten with European foods like beef stroganoff, various casseroles, sometimes as a side dish to Italian food like Chicken Parmesan, etc. IIRC, it has a kind of buttery flavor.
Tell them it takes less than 2 minutes to prepare - so of course not the same as rice that you spend time on :) I use the rice pilaf all the time, but as a side dish
You guys should have a map of the world there to show everyone where these packages come from.
That's a good idea
Google it!
@@peggyodonohoe5398 it would be nice so the tribal guys can see sheesh calm down
@@peggyodonohoe5398Yeah, I'm sure that's a lot quicker than having a map on the wall that you can just turn around and look at.
This rice is a bit weird when microwaved i think but if its stirfried with the tiniest bit of oil or ghee it's vastly improved and ok for a speedy meal. Theirs cooked from scratch will be so much better so I think they were v polite
I also don't know if they are used to parboiled rice.
That defeats the purpose…
@@wintersantiago2274 not really. It stir fries in the same time it takes in the mircrowave so it heats in same time. Just improves the taste n texture
@@helenrobinson8894 I put it in my lunch bag for work. I don’t have a stove at work.
@@wintersantiago2274 then we both enjoy
It would be cool to see these guys make their traditional rice so we can learn
AGREE!!! I love to learn about spices and cooking
I use Uncle Ben & Red Beans and a couple others when I go hiking for 2-3 days . I add a cup of boiling water in the same bag and let set 5 minutes . I add dehydrated beef to the other prices but use 2 cups of hot water. This saves on carrying so much weight .
The red beans & rice is my favorite quick meal but is a bit dry. I add a drizzle of a spicy infused olive oil, really good that way!
I understand using it in that way. Just eating it for calories. Because you need energy on a hike
Moderators, please add a disclaimer. Barbados does not grow rice, package or export rice. The person that send the rice is from Barbados. Uncle Ben’s rice is from America.
I've been watching this channel with these great men for two years now. I still love when Tahir does the subscribe and press the bell icon tennnnnnnn he does that so fun every time. Love watching these, I would love to see some behind-the-scenes clips too like when they arrive and stuff. I also could not say which is my favorite as I love watching all four of them, and their brothers too. Keep this going!
I think our friends were being very polite trying all those packages.
Right! Nobody that eats rice regularly is impressed with uncle Ben's. These men are just too sweet to say what they are really thinking. But I bed their wives would tear it to shreds 🤣
I get the idea it was the same package, and the contents suffered progressively.
@@earlyjicama4302 I like it when I can’t be arsed to cook but it seems whoever made it didn’t do it properly…
They were polite. That stuff made me gag
Yes that pre cooked ready rice has the most foul odor and is absolutely yuk 😂🤢
He’s right about the garlic! My mom suffers with cystitis of the bladder, an extremely painful disease that is like Crohn’s disease of the urinary tract. She was on a ton of meds, and her urologist suggested they try a procedure where the bladder is filled with a garlic solution that sits in the bladder for 2 hours. She had good results almost immediately and was able to stop taking meds within a few months.
.... tell your wonderful mom that a pretty kind guy having the psudoname Jame E. said, get well soon....🙏+💙
Garlic is medicine, there is no debate. Just keep to yourself!
Thank you for sharing your mother’s story. I am glad she’s better and sure a lot of people learned something new which could possibly help them
Everyone needs natural medicine prescription drugs and substances simply cannot do what most roots herbs and fruits can especially with their complexities
My late grandmother used to say, "garlic is good for you, because it'll cleanse your system out really good." I was just a kid (around 9 or 10 years old) and I thought garlic was keep vampire or dracula away. Until I got around 15 years old I was starting to like garlic after that.
When it comes to rice they were not impressed much xD
Truth is their rice is actually really good.. I tried biryani before at a Pakistani restaurant and that's why I say this
Biryani is excellent...Uncle Bens....eeeek!
That's the truth! Their long-grain rice is the best tasting rice I've ever had.
Yes, Pakistan exports rice to most of the world with the main type being basmati. They know good rice and Bens rice is not it.
@@amaslam111
Principal rice exporting countries worldwide in 2021/2022(in 1,000 metric tons)
Export in thousand metric tons
India 18,75018,750
Vietnam 6,5006,500
Thailand 6,5006,500
Pakistan 4,0004,000
China 2,8502,850
Burma 2,2002,200
Cambodia 1,9001,90
For Pakistan, in fiscal year 2020, basmati exports stood at 890,207 tonnes
For India From April 2018 to March 2019, India exported 4.4 million metric tons of basmati rice
The whole of the Mediterranean, Middle East and Pakistan area of Asia have excellent spiced long grain rice. Much more flavorful than typical plain white rice served separately from the main course.
I always watch you gentlemen when im cooking. I would love to visit Pakistan and share food with you all. Blessings from Wisconsin USA
I usually microwave these rice packs (as instructed on the package) and have them with curry or other spicy meals. They are convenient for people who don't have the time to boil and prepare raw rice. They aren't to be consumed as a single meal, but rather part of a meal in a faster than usual way. They're good for trips, camping and so on.
I was done when he called a spoon a shovel😂😂😂😂
Chuadhary is a smart man. He's not staying behind doing dishes. Just eat it out of the package. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Wow, Samantha is good you send them a gift from all the way from Barbados, but that rice is not ours.
I wish they can receive our Shirley biscuits or sweetbread.
I’ve had this kind of rice before. It tastes weird. I don’t know if the taste or the texture but it’s not like regular rice.
I just commented the same! It does taste weird, kinda plasticy? And it's too soft
I tried this packaged rice a couple of Times in different flavors and came to the same conclusion! Disgusting !
It's "convenience food." It's made for speed, not for best quality. It's mostly for parents who don't have the time or patience to cook, and can just buy a packet for like $1-$2, and have it ready for their kids in like 5 minutes.
Convenience food will pretty much always be inferior to the original article.
@@MGmirkin Who are you trying to educate? 🤣
Hey TBT guys, please heat up the rice for our taste testers.
Please and thank you.
It was quite warm. You can see the steam when Gul Sher is eating.
@@Take-the-Ticket Then it must be pretty cr@ppy rice. LOL 😂
@@Take-the-Ticket Yes, it was heated up.
I think the same pouch may have been heated up several times.
Did they heat the rice correctly or try it cold? Cold it IS undercooked. The whole idea is that it's a quick, convenience food, to be finished in the home, either microwaved or in a pot on the stove. Straight from the packet, cold, it would be chalky and overpoweringly flavoured.
These "tribal people" try out more diverse things than I usually eat 😂😂😂
Same here dude... Same here 😂
RIGHT!? A little jealous...🥰
Ikr?🤦🏻♀️🤣
It has to be microwaved .90 seconds ... I usually take these to work for lunch. I eat it out of the bag.
If it's not microwaved correctly, the grains can be somewhat hard.
I buy those packs of rice. They are perfect for a single person living alone.
Same here. I like to put salmon or another kind of fish on top of the rice.
I love making a quick stir fry or teriyaki and topping the jasmine rice version with it 🤤
Absolutely. An American staple for the bachelor.
So true lol I buy the white rice untill I got a rice cooker. Lol but if I'm lazy and want it a bit faster I use that lol
@@herosbazaarart1072 Yep. Literally 90 seconds in the microwave and you're ready to eat. 😀
I do keep this rice in for emergencies, but they always taste like they've got a weird waxy coating on to me.
Yeah I like the dry boxes of rice with seasoning already in it and you can add sausage etc to it.
Adding anything to rice makes it better....gravy,, veggies, any kind of meat, even (oddly enough) spaghetti sauce.
@@phredphlintstone6455 veggies yes but obviously meat won’t make it better lol
Yes they’re disgusting
@@truthiseverything7301 humans?
Sir thank you for filming these videos , you have opened a new world to me . I so enjoy your work !
My man Gull Sher has the most epic, well kept mustache on the continent.😄
Indeed
On the planet 🌏
From now on, every time I want a spoon, I will ask for THE SHOVEL!
This is a great video! We finally get to have them try a product they are familiar with. This lets them compare it to their own rice. I have been waiting for an apples to apples comparison for awhile now.Great to see!
Thanks for sharing. Cheers to Dr. Tahir, always ready to share with the crew the culinary experience.👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
My understanding might be inaccurate, but I do believe it’s customary in their culture to serve guests joining them for a meal first. I think I might be off a little on the specifics, but I think that’s why Dr Tahir always offers the production crew the first bite.
You can serve uncooked but water and following the directions soften the grain.
You’re not supposed to add water. Just tear the side about an inch and microwave. It already contains the moisture needed to finish cooking.
It says clearly on the package 90 seconds in the microwave on each of those bags.
@@FirstNameLastName-wt5to It's fully cooked, you only reheat it in the microwave
My husband is Chinese, and he gets so frustrated when I buy this rice haha. He can't believe I eat it. He offers to make rice properly for me instead. I've tried to explain that I buy this for convenience, to eat at work or when he's too busy to make rice haha
Don't eat one of these packaged rice pouches in front of uncle Roger ieyaaa!
Chaudhary's 👀 were practically popping out of his head 🤣
The smell from that packet of rice made them go huge 🤣
I imagine these folks eat natural foods from the land 99% of the time, so this pre-packaged, pre-cooked rice contains a TON of preservatives, oils, and chemicals to preserve the shelf life. Therefore, they are not tasty like fresh cooked or freshly seasoned rice.
I imagine their palates would be MUCH more sensitive to the excess chemicals, preservatives, and super high levels of salt put into these processed food items. I bet they taste very salty and have a chemical taste to the Pakistani men.
Dear folks of Pakistan, in our homes and restaurants we make FANTASTIC rice dishes from scratch, just like you. Mots often with chicken broth and spices, sometimes with vegetables and fresh seasonings. We make fried rice with eggs and soy sauce. A lot of times we eat plain white rice with stir fry or americanized chinese food. We only eat this pre-packaged garbage rice when we are trying to save money and eat cheaply, or sometimes this is eaten by college students who don't know how to cook rice properly. Occasionally a mom will serve this when she is very busy and only has time to cook the main course, where this would be a side dish.
It's good to hear that you are also cooking mostly everything in the same way as we do. We surely love to eat fresh food rather than preserved food but it's the same case with you... only the difference is you oftenly eat preserve food too but we rarely eat it. By the way, thanks for explaining everything in detail.
It actually typically only include the rice and an oil like safflower oil.
@@qasimiftikhar5296 He is wrong. Ben's rice is just rice and a small bit of oil.
Yes! If they wanted them to try uncle Ben’s rice they should have used the boxes. All you have to do is boil them. It’s not like it’s a big huge difficult meal to make. 🤣. Those premade rice packets are truly disgusting.
All that is in this packet is rice and a little oil? So what is so bad about that please tell me
To everyone saying "Heat it up"... The damn bags are heated. You can see steam rising off the plate in front of Khan about 3\4 of the way through!
The Creators of TPT are not stupid for gods sake.
_"You can see steam rising off the plate in front of Khan"_
Absolutely true, at the 7:32 mark one can clearly see it steaming. But maybe they did not heat it properly or something because they all are mentioning the rice not being cooked enough..
The time on the packet is for a full size, full wattage model. They probably have a tiny low wattage model.
I eat this rice and it comes in different flavours such as curry, chinese...Open the pack and microwave for 2 minutes. Piping hot and perfectly cooked. It doesn`t look like their hosts knew how to prepare/serve it and that`s why they`re complaining.
Was this rice prepared correctly according to package directions? The rice they are eating doesn’t look like it was warmed up enough. We eat this brand of rice all the time. There are a lot of different flavors.
the fact that it was tore all the way across and not just in the corner hurt my soul a little bit xD, uncle bens is solid in terms of microwave rice tho :P
The red beans & rice flavor is my favorite of theirs for a quick meal but is a bit dry. I add a drizzle of a spicy infused olive oil, really good that way!
Can you have a segment at the end of each video where we learn phrases in their language?
My man Chuadhary having his rice from the package to avoid doing the dishes. He knows how to do things. Love these guys so much!👍🏻😉
I love these guys and this channel. In fact I watched this episode whilst having my breakfast, and it makes me happy specially Rana's singing ❤️😊
Thank you guys for trying 😀
I personally don’t like prepackaged food but keep it for emergencies in my pantry. If you really want these guys to try different rice dishes, then cook it from scratch. Like Spanish rice, I make mine with tomato sauce, tomato paste, green onions, spices like cumin, chipotle chili powder, red chili powder, green chilies, bell pepper and chicken broth. Then it’s great served with sliced avacados. You can’t beat taste cooked from scratch.
the whole point is they try something they've never seen before. They make all their food from scratch
@@Adam420o uncle bens isn’t from scratch. I’ve seen many episodes, and the people who run this channel give misleading information many times, like they told these guys nutri grain bars are every American kids favorite breakfast, those aren’t even for kids and no kids don’t like them, and Aunt Jemima isn’t real maple syrup but more corn syrup and fructose. There is no such thing as American favorite breakfast...too many options, depends on who you ask. Plus I can understand the Punjabi language, they just give the food but don’t really explain what the items are.
@@autumnstar7346 i said the tribal people make all their food from scratch. The people who make the show obviously don't live in America either. How do you expect them to understand the subtle nuances of American society and food culture?
I always take it out and then cook in a pan...adding some olive oil, a little water and additional spices or vegetables.
They should try chicken with rice Cuban style. Arroz con pollo. They will love it.
Agreed 100%. I grew up on it. With saffron and peas and lots of chicken thighs.
So lovely to see Dr back 🙏🏼😃
Great video! Thank you! ♥☺♥
Did u put it in the microwave per the instructions?
I Think That They Would Enjoy Trying Spanish Rice With Chicken,, It Has Plenty Of Spice That They Enjoy So Much.
man I want to try Pakistani rice! they make it sound so good
They should try Red Beans and Rice.
These packets are supposed to go in the microwave for 2 minutes before eating. I also put Raita with it.
I've had this pre-cooked rice before and I can't say that I blame the gentlemen for being a bit critical. (in their usual polite and respectful way, of course)
If I could, I would explain to the gentlemen that this type of product is really meant to be a side dish with something like a pre-cooked rotisserie chicken and some frozen or canned vegetables or pre-made green salad from the grocery store.
It's usually served on a busy night when you need to get the kids to an event or a game at their school or the local little league field, etc.
In other words, this is not usually part of a home cooked meal or a dinner party with friends. It's a "convenience food" that you prepare when you want to feed your family something a bit more nutritious than fast food from someplace like McDonalds or Taco Bell.
One thing that these convenient pre-cooked foods have in common, is that they're easy and fast, but they're rarely ever quite as good as homemade!
Blessings to all! 😊
I’m American. We never eat that type of rice in our family & I don’t know anyone who does. Maybe a bachelor??
According to Statista, about 51.4 million Americans were Uncle Ben's consumers in 2020.
This Uncle Ben's rice in the bag is what I used to eat sometimes for lunch when at work. It is quick and we only have a microwave to heat things. There is a fried rice from them that I'll eat and also the pilaf is okay. The rest I do not like myself. lol
I'll send them some Canadian Uncle Ben's rice. They don't have pre-cooked Uncle Ben's rice in my country. We never eat pre cooked rice. It goes in the rice cooker and so good. 😋
We have the microwaveable Uncle Ben's rice here in Montreal. It cooks in 90 seconds - fast enough.
they certainly do have precooked uncle ben's rice in canada...My only real qualm with it is that it seems oily. but it sure beats waiting 40+mins for rice to cook.
Well that's in the East or down South. Not once in my 45 years seen it in Northern BC. Seen other brands pre cooked ln dollar stores. Idk. Hate pre-cooked rice in general.
We love Uncle Ben’s Fast n’ Fancy Herb & Wild Rice. We live on the Atlantic coast in Prince Edward Island
I don’t care much for these precooked rice dishes, either. They’re okay in a pinch for someone who doesn’t cook, or lives in a place where no stove is available.
I would enjoy seeing our far away friends showing us, step by step, how to prepare their favorite rice dishes, or any dish of their choosing. Please?
These precooked rice packages would be good for the disabled who have a hard time cooking maybe.
Most Americans Seldom Eat These Kinds Of Products & Usually Make Rice Dishes Much As They Do,, Just Maybe Less Spices In Some Cases.
Oooo. always fresh rice, fresh cooked is best. Here in Louisiana we have abundant and sweet fresh rice.
These are convenient packs to base a quick meal around, and yes I agree they are undercooked when eaten out of the pack, but when reheated for a few minutes they cook further.
Rana is right.. we cook it more and add things..
I prefer Jasmine or Basmati rice cooked in a rice cooker over any precooked rice. I would think the rice you all make from scratch is really good.
It would be cool to have them show us how to make their favorite local dishes.
These folks are very sharp dressers! Very classy.
We people in the United States to eat all types of rice and I do most definitely agree with them gentleman...that rice in that ready to eat pouch is not cooked right..lol
I eat these often here in the US. There are MANY different flavors to choose from including plain (no spices). And when you add items to it, you can make it better. But, I only eat this when I'm lazy and don't feel like cooking rice. Obviously, when you cook rice from dry grains yourself, it tastes way better and is still our preferred method of cooking rice.
I would love for someone to send some north american wild rice and see what they think about that.
I would love for them to try Persian rice with the tahdig.
My wife is Pakistani, and it's true... they take their rice very seriously. On visit to Pakistan I tried real pulao for the first time - wow, no kidding. The only rice in a packet these people respect is Savor Food's
I saw the package and thought how closely it resembled Uncle Ben’s Rice from back in the day. Then I remembered we are living in the twilight zone.
Yup, can't have a black man representing anything, that's racist. Same goes for black women too.
Oops, forgot native american women.
@@Saltinator only racists say that but ok karen
I agree with the doctor; I have tried this here in Texas and I didn't like it. Love Uncle Ben's (or whatever PC name it has now) in parboiled regular rice, though. Zatarain's parboiled just as good and less expensive.
It's called Ben's. It's what they're eating. The name and logo were changed because, like Aunt Jemima's name and logo, they were racial stereotypes. It was the right thing to do.
@@aleatharhea Obviously you don't know who the original 'Uncle Ben' was. No surprise, ignorance is bliss.
@@loveisall5520 Sweetie, it wasn't called "Gordon Harwell's Rice", nor was it called "Frank Brown's"; it was called "Uncle Ben's". "Aunt" and "Uncle" were terms used for house slaves, in particular, those who were with the slave owners for so long, they became almost like family, like "Mammy". How embarrassing for you to be so haughty while being so wrong.
@@aleatharhea Sorry, miss. I have a minor in American history and your simple minded attempt at superiority failed. Go troll somewhere else.
5:41 🤣🤣 He is so right. Once you eat proper Pakistani rice , the microwave stuff becomes unpalatable forever.
Did you guys microwave the rice? They are saying its semi cooked, and uncle Ben's rice can actually be a bit mushy when cooked so I'm thinking you might not have microwaved it?! Xxx
In agreement not cooked properly.. the foodies have spoken.. adore the gentleman
I boil it in water. I love it, but after this, I want to try Pakistani rice for sure. I love rice.
It is better if heated in the microwave as the package says. Dr. Tahir is right about garlic rice. It is super tasty and very healthy and easy to make, too.
Tahir is looking sharp in that vest today! 👍👍
I have never liked that rice, especially cold, considering fresh rice only takes 12 minutes to cook, hats of to the gent’s for their tolerance 🤣🏴🕊 in Scotland we make potato Nan but call them potato scones
did you cook the rice in a microwave for 90seconds first? that is the final cooking the rice needs to finish. i have been eating that rice for 10 years, you cant just open it and eat, it must be steamed before eating.
When it comes to rice in packets I think they are just being their very polite selves 😃
Tahir is a treat all by himself .
You can always tell when chaudry likes something 🤣 his lip smacks get louder
That rice can't have been heated with chaudhry opening the packet. The package is supposed to be open slightly during microwaving. If you don't microwave, the rice is slightly undercooked. No wonder they thought it was cooked strangely.
Please try Barbadian Chili Soup! 🇧🇧
Are they eating it cold right out of the packet. It a microwavable pack, serve hot. No wonder they don't think it is cooked.
Uncle Ben's rice is American and very good.
Did anyone think of reading the instructions first, only saying because it looks like it is being served cold?
Uncle Ben’s rice is “converted rice”, a way of pre-cooking rice that helps it keep more nutrients and cook more evenly. But it is more expensive, and it also comes in quick-cook packets.
Ben’s is the superior choice for cooking rice in a flavored broth to put flavor in the rice. The best example is jambalaya, a French / African stew that comes from the southern coast of the US. Make a stew of very strong roast chicken bones and meat, chilies, onion, celery stalk, and strong smoked spicy sausage, then cook the rice in that stew. Ben’s rice will be firm, separate, and tasty, basmati will be gummy and soft.
Shouldn't it have been heated before they tried it? Cold gnarly grains of rice, eeww. They were so good natured about the tastings.
Good Afternoon 🌞 🥰🥰
You guys blew it this time. You should have known better than serving this without putting it in a microwave first. How can you expect the guests to enjoy this, but it is not prepared correctly?
Yeah it's crazy. I would've liked to see them eat it heated up, as they must know most about good rice than most people
That's why they said it was half cooked. Needs only 90 seconds in the microwave!
Please, can you make them try caviar? It might be slightly expensive but a decent one should be affordable.
Did you not cook the package in the microwave first? We cook our rice well . These packaged rice is only for when we are to busy to cook properly.
We have a massive variety of flavours of packet rice (Uncle Ben's and otherwise) here in UK supermarkets. Not a huge fan of them, but they're very quick and easy. 2 mins in the microwave. Done!!😁😊👍
I don’t know if they microwaved it yet…. Seems likely when someone says that the rice is half cook
The rice is from the USA
1:55 I love that look on his face. 😂🤣
Ben's Original Rice isn't from Barbados, it's from the United States. The original name was Uncle Ben's which began in 1943... the rice they're eating is the pre-cooked instant rice. It's much better if you boil water and place the bag inside for a few minutes, it finishes cooking the rice and it tastes much better than microwaving it. The rice comes in many different flavors. I prefer the type you have to cook yourself.
Someone in Barbados mailed the rice to them.
Those don't look heated through. They need to finish cooking by zapping them in the microwave.
Of course, keep in mind these are designed to be "easy to cook" or very nearly "ready to eat." So, they're fairly generic and mass-produced.
Obviously, if one were to actually make it themselves according to a proper recipe it would be much better, properly cooked, etc. These are mostly just for parents and families who don't have a lot of time or money to go out and buy proper food and cook it themselves laboriously. So they just buy these packets for a dollar or two, and they can be prepared in like ~5 minutes. Very quick and easy. "Convenience food." Convenience food is almost always inferior to the "real thing" that took time to prepare properly.
But, they're usually at least passably good. Though perhaps not perfect...
Spanish Rice is usually served along with Mexican foods like enchiladas and burritos, often along with refried beans.
Rice Pilaf is often eaten with European foods like beef stroganoff, various casseroles, sometimes as a side dish to Italian food like Chicken Parmesan, etc. IIRC, it has a kind of buttery flavor.
Tell them it takes less than 2 minutes to prepare - so of course not the same as rice that you spend time on :) I use the rice pilaf all the time, but as a side dish
Sending love and great vibes dear brothers❤️🙏😎
i wish i could cook them an authentic Mexican rice.
simple but very delicious. i feel like this package are not hood at all....