Tinned Savoury Rice

Bachelors savoury rice in packets, beef, chicken or vegetable.
Add water bring to boil, simmer for ten mins.

Lovetopaint037

I remember buying tinned Rissotto in the early 1960’s. Loved it then. Just got married and it was a regular buy alongside tinned ravioli.

Your post reminds me that the product I remember was indeed called Risotto. I bought it often and regularly .

The product no longer exists. I wonder if ready- cooked rice in sachets has as long a shelf life as the tinned version.

We need to keep a small stock of foods in case of national shortage. I seems to me that tinned foods keep the longest if there is no electricity for the freezer.

Dry grains such as flour, rice and oats can be kept if care is taken to keep them safely stored. But then if there is no power to cook them the only viable grain is oats which can be eaten raw.

Sago

You could make it.

The profit on ready cooked rice must be off the scale.

You can indeed - and I do. However, we find the packets of stuff like that very useful to take away with us in our motorhome, and I also used to get them for my late in-laws when they were no longer really able to stand and cook stuff for themselves. Shortcuts have their place sometimes.

Yes, but having something "ready" in the cupboard is useful.
I don't use this myself but as they only take 2 mins they are useful if, for example, you can't deal with pans of boiling water - or only have a carer in the house for 15 mins and they are doing supper for you...

I think making bread is easy and quick - and often make buns if someone turns up unexpectedly- but it's too much trouble for most people.

I suppose all "easy" things have a use for someone.

You could make it.

The profit on ready cooked rice must be off the scale.

Waitrose do several packet types to microwave.
I think I even saw a wholegrain one.

I remember buying tinned Rissotto in the early 1960’s. Loved it then. Just got married and it was a regular buy alongside tinned ravioli.

I don’t recall tinned savoury rice……….but I do remember something called Harvey’s Duo-Can. One tin holding two food items………cooked rice one end and curry sauce in the other I think. Is that what you’re thinking of Caleo?

Farmfoods have 2 for a pound.
They are all the same. But most other shops and brands cost more.
I mean the microwave packets.

This is not cost effective, but Tilda sell 2 small pots of white rice with diced veg/peas at a cost of 2 pots for £1.50.
Just microwave for 1 min.
I bought through Ocado.
The pot is 125 grans (a small portion for one).

I can't say that I've ever seen tinned savoury rice. I remember the stuff you got in packets which you had to add water to then boil, but now it's usually just the packets you stick in the microwave for a couple of minutes or the frozen stuff.

I think I will try Merchant Gourmet in packets. It's already cooked -just like the old tinned rice.

Or you can get bigger packets frozen.
But need a bowl with clip cover and vent for that.
To microwave.
Or do on the hob with water in saucepan
Probably is more cost effective if you have a freezer to store surplus
I too never heard of it in a tin ?

Caleo

AI says the old 70s 80s tinned savoury rice is "practically extinct".

I never knew that it ever existed!

AI says the old 70s 80s tinned savoury rice is "practically extinct".

Decant
Is wot ì rote.

Why not get packets.
2 mins in microwave.
Just tear the top an inch open.
So easy. Can then tear tear across top and eat out of packet with spoon.
No need to decent.
Saves washing up.
I live high on the hog...

Tinned savoury rice is not something I ve ever come across I don’t think

I haven’t seen it in tins but it is easily available in packets.