In Houston, Indian supermarkets are selling out of non-basmati rice and imposing limits on it as the nation scrambles to get ahold of the South Asian food staple. Although the ban includes only ...

Basmati Rice: As much as jasmine rice is commonly linked to Thai food, basmati is linked to Indian food. However, basmati rice is a go-to in Pakistani, other South Asian, and many Middle Eastern ...

According to Gro, food prices in Benin, Africa’s biggest importer of rice, are 40% higher than in 2020. India insists that it will accommodate requests from countries to meet their food-security ...

Basmati rice—often called the "queen of rice" in India and Pakistan—is cherished in kitchens worldwide, particularly in South Asian cuisines.

The new South Asian grocery store — 2436 S. Interstate 35, Suite 330 — opened in early June and sells fresh South Asian produce, spices, rice grains and has an in-store kitchen.

Basmati rice — the region’s “scented pearl” — was probably once exported to the Roman Empire, historians say, and is today in growing demand in the United States and Europe.

India allowed exports of fixed quantities of non-basmati rice to four African countries, the government said on Monday, partially lifting a ban on the grain's sales overseas.