30May2019

I was washing and cooking rice the other day. I never noticed just how much water I use just to get the grains clean. That could be a potential problem in an RV given we have limited water. Well, it’s not really limited. It just depends on how often we feel like filling the fresh water tank.

So I started looking around for different kinds of starches in hopes of finding some that require less water during cooking. Thanks to Canada’s pretty food guide graphic, I looked into a variety of whole grains.

I bought a lot of different grains.

I tried millet first. It smells a tiny bit like corn. It’s got a really mild flavor and the texture is somehow scratchy and mushy at the same time.

I don’t like it. But it might be unfair because I’m comparing my enjoyment of it to my enjoyment of Thai Jasmine rice or deep fried hash browns. That and I probably don’t know how to pair millet with other ingredients that can make it… sing?

Next time: teff.