I learned that when I was 7 years old now I'm 62 and I never fail

@rugma1696

4 ай бұрын

oh ur old old

@user-pp3in5px2x

4 ай бұрын

true asian

@lequinntessential

4 ай бұрын

Some parents don't teach their children this, so I really appreciate videos like this.

@paengsolo2047

4 ай бұрын

@@rugma1696 yes I am old. My grandmother teaches me to cook rice in a pot.

@Kuchizukeonna

4 ай бұрын

I wanna try the rice you made 😊

Honestly, huge number of Filipinos don’t have a rice cooker in their kitchens, they cook rice using “Kaldero”. And in some areas they using Caldero and cooking this using woods and that’s really hard.

@owendavidmalicsi5900

4 ай бұрын

here in my place, i'm not from manila btw, almost everyone uses a rice cooker nowadays unless there's a gathering or fiesta when they will cook the rice in a giant pot. Another sharing, rice cooked in bamboo is fun and has a hint of sweetness to it. I hope people can try it

@liliwang5075

4 ай бұрын

Well since rice cookers are so cheap nowadays.. Not every one.but at least most of filipinos can now afford to buy one 😊

@kms32690

4 ай бұрын

We have, and I wanted to use it so we did for awhile, but now my parents are back to the classic pot for rice, the one we only specifically use for rice.

@irishconcepcion2900

4 ай бұрын

it's not that hard😂 just let it be and it will cook perfectly

@phh.8393

4 ай бұрын

I have a couple of rice cookers but I still sometimes cook on stove.

You need to leave the rice in the pot for at least 10 more minutes so it doesn't stick to it

@Kiiroichika

4 ай бұрын

Yeah bro❤ but it's ok

@lumpiaqueen

4 ай бұрын

Yes

@marcanesco6340

4 ай бұрын

IPA in-in Muna.😂

@sven6680

4 ай бұрын

​@@marcanesco6340in-in ba yon o inen ?

@cassandramicaelapanican5105

4 ай бұрын

"Paanokon" in Waray language in the Philippines.

That's what we do in Philippines that's the best way too cook rice

@dientamoebafragilis

4 ай бұрын

Because she's a Filipino

@kerokerbi1652

4 ай бұрын

rice cooker works fine

@BugYall

4 күн бұрын

Pilipino way is ALWAYS the best way!

Yes! Exactly how I do it and how my grandmother taught me. I didn’t think that all Filipinos have this same method from beginning to end. This is how we never go wrong even if we use firewood to cook rice.

@dayangmarikit6860

4 ай бұрын

What country are you from?

I base my water on the type of rice I use. Some rice just loves water.

@lyfislemons0075

4 ай бұрын

True, cooking the freshly bought rice is a trial and error. Some needs so much water and some little. And some even need you to cook it in a very low heat throughout.

@ardaniel7234

4 ай бұрын

true the years, kaya hindi ko ginagamit yung finger technique, tamang titig lang sa tubig. tantiya tantiya kasi matanda na tayo.😂

@johnthree1647

4 ай бұрын

@@ardaniel7234 🤣 I slightly agree. With age comes familiarity hahaha! Kung etong klase na rice eh need ba maraming tubig, or if eto ba need ng sakto lang. Or if eto ba madaling mapanis, etc.

@icecreamcake5381

4 ай бұрын

This person speaks facts.

@d3sladrvltia88

4 ай бұрын

So true. Each rice has a specific water measurement when cooking it.

Me cooking for my husband’s Italian family with my hand in the pot up to my elbow 🤣

@chezghilaine9778

4 ай бұрын

Definitely 😂

Whatever the height of the rice, should be the height of the water on top. ( Use your finger ) Make adjustment, as different rice needs different amount of water.

@anne-em7zu

7 күн бұрын

Ganito turo samin.

Water level depends also on the type of rice and it's freshness 😊

@jptv6711

4 ай бұрын

Opo.. may mga Bigas na kailangan ng mas maraming tubig. Doon ako nadadali at napapagalitan haha

@jadejade5303

4 ай бұрын

Exactly!!!

@daisysejera4253

4 ай бұрын

Yup i only known that when i experience other kind of rice like here in middle east

@dollyl5596

4 ай бұрын

That’s true

@mark030531

4 ай бұрын

Washing also. Certain types of rice don't need more than one wash, and would even have worse quality if you do.

As a Filipino i never use rice cookers, i only use pot to cook my rice ✨

As a German it took me way too many years to learn how to cook rice. My parents actually cooked parboiled rice in plastic bags...yeah...I had a rough start.

@hannapanna530

4 ай бұрын

What absolutely baffles me are the cooking instructions on rice packages in Germany. I mean, how haven't they figured it out yet? 😂

@JustSaying290

4 ай бұрын

there is a more accurate and simple way my friend. After you cleaned the rice, drain it fully. If you have 2 cups of rice you should have 2 cups of water USING THE SAME CUP you used to measure the rice. No need to estimate. It works all the time

This is how I make rice everytime 😂

It's a lost skill with the rice cooker, everyone uses now. My fingers are not as pretty but it definitely works

I realized that latinos are really similar to filipinos 😂 people in Honduras don't have rice cookers so we all just cook this way

@vashrazul6986

4 ай бұрын

But we are masters of rice . We eat rice for breakfast lunch and dinner. In fact we dont consider it a full meal without rice, even if we eat 1 whole chicken. The finger method is only used when we were kids because thats the only way how to teach kids the most effecient way to cook rice, but with age comes familarity, i just look at the water and consider what type of white rice i cook because some rice needs a lot of water to cook

@michiviqz

4 ай бұрын

​@@vashrazul6986 u would be surprised if u ever came to Honduras!! We too eat rice. A LOT. but i gotta say that u guys probably eat it the most. But in hondurans defense id say that wee eat tortillas and frijoles a lot too😂

@KebusuNiisan

3 ай бұрын

You have to thank our Spanish colonial overlords why we Filipinos and Latinos are a lot very similar

Finally! Someone explained necessary water adjustment. Not just first line in any rice quantity... Just how I was taught 35yrs ago. And now my children does the same method as me.

" and wash or Uncle Roger will get mad " was the funniest line of all time 😂😂😂

Rice wars begin lol

it's interesting to learn new way of cooking rice from another country, my javanese grandma taught me to cook the rice in high heat without the lid until the water boiled then turn it to veryyyy low heat with the lid on for 15-20 mins and then turn off the heat, wait for another 10-15 mins before we can mix(?) the rice so it won't stick to the pot

@giancarlojamison5919

4 ай бұрын

its basically the same. But covering the pot makes it boil faster because you are keeping the heat inside the pot rather than releasing it through vapors.

also the amount of water differs on what type of rice. and as much as you can please buy rice directly from your local farmers ❤

We cook rice in wood on a daily basis because gas is expensive and since wood branches are abundant in our place, it's an obvious choice. The only problem is when cooking something that really needs a stable temperature. And can't forget of course the taste of boiled water ahhahahahah Anyways, been cooking rice since little, I guess it goes for every kids (?) And I noticed that the finger rule doesn't apply to every type of rice. So you need to adjust. If the rice wasn't cook yet but the pot is "hibas na", you need to add more hot water. But on the other hand, if you noticed that it still has much water than it should be, you need to keep some. Take your mug, reduce the water, add sugar, then drink it. We call it "Am-am" and that's a very classic drink in my childhood.

@mikkyres208

4 ай бұрын

Agree!!!

Another tip: Dapat tuyong tuyo yung lutong kanin hanggang sa gitna para iwas panis. Yung takip nya nababasa pag hinihinaan na yung apoy, dapat punasan para di mabasa yung gilid. Tas pag malamig na yung kanin, yung pantakip yung strainer ng pasta instead of lid mismo ng kaldero. Mga bacteria kasi lyophilic (eg. Kilikili) kaya nagmu-multiply sila ng mabilis pag basa, which can cause spoilage. Tas yung iba nilalagyan ng suka kasi acid can inhibit the growth of bacteria. Nagtatagal kanin namin kahit 4 to 5 days ng di panis.

@kish9836

4 ай бұрын

Wow... Kanon namin, pag naiwan Lang ng Ilang oras mapapanis na 🗿

@morinkintz547

4 ай бұрын

Noob q: Hindi naman po ba maglasa yung suka sa kanin?

@oNiLaDtOrRu

4 ай бұрын

​@@morinkintz547 Nope. You need a teaspoon lang. It will cook the rice perfectly at mabango pa!

@morinkintz547

4 ай бұрын

@@oNiLaDtOrRu ooh I see, I see. Salamat po sa tip! Naalala ko lang rin ginagamitan nga pala ang sushi ng rice vinegar haha!

@oreo8137

4 ай бұрын

Another tip. Wag gumamit ng basang utensils (specially yung kutsarang naisubo mo na, it's a big NO) kapag magsasandok ng kanin. Dyan nagsisimulang mapanis yung kanin. Kailangan, tuyo lahat ng gagamitin. Mas tuyo, mas better.

Thank you so much for explaining that! I kept seeing people using the “finger trick” to make rice and never understood it

It also depends on the type of rice. I avoid the "sticky" type like in most fastfoods.

@Zoe-ib9qj

4 ай бұрын

Right, may ibang type ng rice na need ng extra amount of water.

@DeanThough

4 ай бұрын

Yeah sticky rice just like Japanese rice.

We don't usually use rice cookers in Brazil! We usually stir fry the rice for a few minutes before cooking, in a regular pan - almost every household cooks rice like this! And believe me, we eat a lot of rice! Hahaha

@scorpion-lg4ic

Ай бұрын

i live in the US and am Irish but I cook my rice this way as well. i was told that the heat "opens up" the rice & this is the best time to add your spices just for this reason. idk if that's true or not but my kids love it

Rice cooker works fine, and with toddlers, anything that helps to avoid burning food while caring for kids is a win!

@jeff_09682

4 ай бұрын

Sa pilipinas kahit may buhat ka pang Bata madali lang mag saing Hindi na kailangan Ng rice cooker Hindi ka matutu mag tansya Ng sinaing pag lumaki ka sa rice cooker

Although I'm not Filipino, I'm American, I've never used a rice cooker. Never owned one. Growing up my mother never used one either. We just use a pot and stove.

I wonder if this will blow up in KZread. It's true that you don't need rice cooker to make a perfect rice. Nigel Ng overhyped rice cookers.

Don't throw the water you use to wash the rice, you can use it as broth for sinigang or any soup or pour it to your plants

I do the same thing like what u do..all mother's in Philippines will teach u to cook rice first when u already 7 years old..❤❤

Sana mag-fufuiyooh si Uncle Roger sa 'yo, ate! 🙏

The finger method is flexible for any pot. But nowadays i feel lazy, that the water i put is simply double the amount of rice. ( Ofc if youre cooking for the whole village) Sometimes more water depending on the rice.

Leave it for another 10mins. then the "tutong or dukot" is heaven.😂

I only knew of rice cookers when moved to the Philippines. In Cameroon just like most African kitchen we just cook the rice in pot. Lol it still amazes me that cooker was created just for rice. 6 years on and I'm still amazed by the rice cooker thing.

@DeanThough

4 ай бұрын

Nah, in the Philippines we use the rice cooker in several ways. First, is for rice steaming, cooking rice cake, steam dumpling and for frying😅

@goddyblaq

4 ай бұрын

@@DeanThough Philippines though has been my home for over years now and counting I love everything about the country

Uncle Roger : Haiiya you fucking not learn my cooking with rice cooker 🤣

I just subbed i hope you will get into a million subscribers one day Love from Philippines ❤

This is the method we use to cook rice in India. We hardly use electric cookers. Some families prefer to take out the extra water once the rice is cooked (they use that water to dip in any freshly washed cotton clothes we wear,for perfect irony texture) and then cook it for 1 to 2 mins on low heat to evoperate the remains of water from cooked rice. And Some prefer to cook the way you showed here. 😊

Old school…never fails 😊

Not all rice types need the same water ratio :) as a middle eastern we use basmati rice and short grain(Egyptian rice), but in America you can find jasmine rice, American long grain rice, every type needs more or less water, sometimes even the rice brand matters! Which is why I rarely change the brand I buy.

agree on the whole process... ancestors are happy😂

and for some reason, rice that is cooked in fire has a better cook to it and tastes better. And it even tastes better cooked in wood fire. ✨ Rice cookers tend to cook the rice unevenly like it's wetter in the middle and dry in the bottom and the sides lol

@ken8771

4 ай бұрын

While I agree that it taste better in fire wood, I think, cooking it in firewood has a higher chance for it to cook uneven, unless you watch over it all the time. Wood fire is hard to control so it's still better in stove or rice cooker if not for the taste. I think, your rice cooker is just faulty.

@wavemaker2077

4 ай бұрын

Try Zojirushi rice cooker. The rice is cooked evenly all over. No burned rice at the bottom of the rice cooker.

@ken8771

4 ай бұрын

@@wavemaker2077 for me, that's a "no". The "tutong" part is my favorite ahahahhahahah

@butterlagmay5168

4 ай бұрын

@@ken8771 the hot tutong or the "just came out from the fire" tutong is the best, pair it with black coffee and some fried breakfast like dried fish (tuyo or daing) then some fresh tomatoes on the side and tadaaa ✨ you have the best breakfast

@wavemaker2077

4 ай бұрын

@@ken8771 I actually haven't eaten tutong for more than a decade already. Our Zojirushi rice cooker is very sturdy. The best part is that you can set a timer so that when you wake up in the morning, fresh rice is just cooked.

I love the way you say "let's cook"🥺

your are the most best Filipino cooker you should make a restaurant 🤩

TYSM THIS SAVED MY LIFE WITHOUT RICE COOKER THIS IS THE BEST VIDEO EVER :)

I dont know why, you made a great content and my best regard

Another tip. Start at med high heat. Boil for a bit then lower the heat.

Good gravy, why did it take me this long to know the finger trick. I learned something! Thx!

Thank you so much for the tip.

Using the same technique for the water level for our pot and it works beautifully. However, it only works for our decades old rice pot which is cylindrical (some pots flare or change diameters heading to the top like some soup pots), or that standard rice cooker pot that we now use stovetop as the electric heater element broke haha. Also it does not work with new rice (newly harvested rice) as we use less water to cook it, or else we're gonna have mushy, porridge-like rice (which I kinda like though). This has been also discussed by America Test Kitchen - the 1:1 rice-water finger level + extra half-knuckle or so is for additional water to allow for evaporation so you won't end up with crunchy rice bits. XD Also, gotta love all-clad cookware. Or any heavy cookware in general.

Yes, that's it! ❤❤❤

I use excess water to cook the rice. Once done, gotta strain the extra water to get rid of some of the starch. Works!

Works all the time!

Perfect ! 🥰 😊🎉❤

We do that style too in the Fiji Islands.. although not many people want that kind of method anymore . People prefer rice cooker nowadays.

"anak mag saing kana"

Asian moms: HOLD OUR BEERS

As little girl in the island i learn cook rice when i was grade 2 i cook with traditional pot in three big rocks with burning woods.

You could also use steamer. Wash your rice, fill your steamer with water until above 1-2 cm the strainer, heat the steamer, put in your washed and strained rice. cook for 45mins, check your rice, if it still half cooked, pour two glasses of water onto your rice, close the lid, let it cook for another +-20 mins. Some indonesian in rural area still use this method when they cook for big events.

This is my everyday way to do it as an Egyptian too!

Perfect indeed👏👏👏

Thanks for the explanation. I did not know how the finger method works

As a Bangladeshi I love to see how different cultures have similarities 😍😍😍

rice is life! rice motivation!

I love the tutong ... I always cooked my rice a little longer for a crispy brown toasty bottom

Uncle Roger left the group, HIYYYYAAAA!!!😊😊😊

Whenever I cook rice I always use a cup for measuring but still use the finger method just to make sure 😂 Idk it just feels right.

Perfect indeed

Shit's universal 😂

great tips!

1 and 3 quarter cup water per cup rice. Will be perfect every time. Bring to boil then turn to low and leave 10 15

And if you wanna check if the rice is cooked or if the water is gone you can splash a few drops of water on the bottom of the pan from the outside to know that..

Are you summoning Uncle Roger to come forth in thia video? I felt like Uncle Roger was about to talk in every splice of the video lol

After years of experience now I just eye balling it😂

I learned that when i was 5 years old, now I'm 30 and I never fail

I love to make rice in a pot since is the only way to get the glorious fryed crispy rice of the bottom 😍 We love that part when making rice in Colombia

the trick that has worked for me for years is, one cup of rice equals to two cups of water of the same cup size. it works all the time

Ang style ko kapag kumulo ng mga 3 mins patayin yun apoy tapos kapag bumaba na yun tubig saka buksan ulit ng mahina.. 💯 👍

@RGisOutOfOffice

4 ай бұрын

☝️this.. saw my cousin do it this way when i was in HS, and since then, I have adopted this method when there's no rice cooker

In our area we measure it with cup, if it is one cup rice then 1 and a half cup water. By the way we also add salt as well.

Looked byrnt at the bottom. Halfway through when u saw that most water dissapeared from the top, that was the time to stur it from the bottom to make sure it isnt burning and sticking underneath and also to allow the uncookeed rice at the top to be mixed into the bittom. Then swich off the fire and leave covered. The rice will be oerfect and no wastage of burnt underneath

Shes kyut❤❤❤

different types of rice grain require different levels of water. pag makinis sa feel when washing the grains, means hindi maraming tubig for cooking while pag magaspang sa feel when washing the grains, mas kelangan ng tubig.

I Filipino.. after washing I fill pot with water but I put my middle finger atop rice n add water if needed to the first line on finger works all the time ... also I boil then I turn to low heat this is when I cover..

Depends on rice type sometimes need readjust the level

That's how we cook our rice here in the Philippines...

Thankyou very much 😊

Sweetie Love your cooking!

I know this technique since 3rd grade, I used rice cooker but the cheap janky one, the ones that almost never cook consistently, and I still got almost consistent results everytime, the trick is to mix the rice, around 95% of the way, so let's say it takes 40 minutes to cook, I always check around 2 minutes before it's done, and if too watery, i'll mix it around and wait for a couple minutes after it's "done" the cooking cycle

Just use the same cup you use to measure the rice for the water as well. Equal parts. Abit more water if want the rice softer.

Im SriLankan, and we do the same as you just showed. i guess it isn't just a Filipino trick. We wash it twice, rub the grains together, and use the finger method to measure if it's enough water.

I did that also..but you need to leave the rice about 10 minutes or more than that so you can get until the bottom with out stick when you get or take the rice

I was in elem when my ma teach me this , and were doing this until 2021 , our first rice cooker was bought in 2021 of December.

Mine is different. High heat, bring it to a boil then bring it down to lowest possible setting. Leave it for about 5-8 minutes and you’re set.

Thank you lumpiaqueen! I have to keep practicing until I get it right.

Yep perfect rice 🍚🌾

Kind of didnt want this trick to be more widespread 😅

Sometimes we also add pandan leaves to make it fragrant

I was taught a version where you wrap your pot lid with a tea towel to help trap in the steam.

Perfection

I'm a Filipino but I use the tilt the water method. tilt the water until the water is 3/4 it's diameter of the 🥘.

Excellent

Same amt water as rice plus 1/4c water. Wash rice 3 to 4 times until water is clear. Bring water to boil turn to low cover. Cook about 10 to 15 min. Works every time