Have you been eating boring rice your whole life? Try these seven kinds instead

There are thousands of varieties of rice in the world, all with different flavor profiles, grain lengths, uses and levels of protein, fiber and stickiness. Photograph: Courtesy of Lotus Foods

Have you been using boring rice your entire life?

Many people I know gravitate to plain old white rice – perhaps out of habit or based on what’s available in the average supermarket. But the world of rice is vast and as a rice cooker nerd, I love using many different types of grains in my fleet of rice cookers. (I tested them, and many others, for the Filter’s review of the best US rice cookers.)