jasmine rice

noun

: an aromatic cultivated long-grain rice originating in Southeast Asia that is slightly sticky when cooked

Jasmine rice, traditionally cultivated in Thailand, is now grown in the U.S. and is available in both brown and white forms.

—Anastasia Schepers

Aromatic jasmine rice has the elegant look of long-grain varieties but cooks up moist and tender …

—Peggy Knickerbocker

… a vivid red curry of beef and eggplant that we spooned over jasmine rice cooked in coconut milk …

—Caroline Bates

Word History

First Known Use

1976, in the meaning defined above