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Tuesday, November 12, 2019

Nigerian Rice -Your View!

Since the Nigerian border was closed months ago, most Nigerians are left with no choice than to revert to our local rice.......






 Have you eaten the Nigerian rice?Is it good?Would you continue even if the Border is re-opened?Is it cheaper to afford?

120 comments:

  1. I had an order 2weeks ago and it was a mess. It cant cook jollof.

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    1. Some supermarkets still sell foreign rice. I got a bag of foreign rice a few weeks ago for N28,500. Haven't eaten local rice in a while but I enjoy the rice used in eating ofada sauce, I think it's abakiliki rice. Very nice without the stones of course.

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    2. Stella Tuwo better pass the rice o... The rate of diabetes patients now will be on the rise, because if you no buy bottle of coke near body to take dey push the rice go down ehn, to swallow am na war...

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    3. And the rice ehn Stella, the odour na die... Abeg your give away this Christmas, you go focus on rice. Help us package dem for powder container send come abeg. If na one cup reach person hand, e better pass this nonsense wey Buhari say we must chop by force..

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    4. I sell correct local rice. No stone n dirt, doesn't stick together, long grain.
      Some local rice are properly processed.

      I'm using n eating local rice.

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    5. Not true. Infact i have abandoned my remaining foreign rice,and eating the Nigeria rice i bought. Very nice,no stone only thing is you use less water,and if for jollofnyou dont per boil but wash very well and cook straight.

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    6. It’s not fatting like d foreign rice. Grew up with it so no big deal. Will keep buying

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    7. I’ve always LOVED Local Rice...

      I don’t like Foreign rice at all...

      Local Rice(Abakaliki Rice(destined) always got me covered.. Lival rice is more tasty, more nutritious and has all it nutrients intact unlike Foreign Rice that has been stripped off its Nutritional value..

      Local Rice is BAE..

      NB: Always wash the rice, at least five(5) before cooking and use a little water to cook, you can always top up...

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    8. Seriously,I dont know the local rice they all bought, me I am not eating foreign rice again laid laid.
      The one I bought has no stones ,not even one,and it makes the sweetest hollow rice. I think it has different grades cos I bought it 23k for 50kg bag.
      Na local rice gat me now

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    9. I love the taste of the our so call local rice. I have missed the taste for so long. Reduce the amount of water then you are good.

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  2. No way... I dont like it..It lacks quality which is typical of ''Made in Nigeria goods'' If the borders re-opens na back to foreign rice...It only fits for rice cereal cos you add plenty water at once...Na Tuwo you go eat at the end of the day...If the quality is worked on, I will surely eat the rice...

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    1. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

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    2. When you say quality do you mean the specie

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    3. The Nigerian rice without stone is very nice. I have been eating it for some time and it really comes out nice. It isn't Tuwo except you buy the one with stones

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  3. Rice is one food we can't do without. That jollof rice is looking for trouble

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  4. Nigerian rice is healthier for us. Just make sure you get the good ones without stones. It doesn't contain preservatives and the strach is lesser. If you're watching your weight go for it.

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    1. The Nigeria rice I bought is good, it's not Sandy, less starch I wouldn't mind to continue with it

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    2. Black diamond are you a scientist? Who told you the Nigeria rice is better? Or is it because you were told so? With all the dirty environment in Nigeria, do you know what they use in driving away pest? We do not have standards in Nigeria so no way Nigeria rice go better pass overseas rice, wer standard works

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    3. Exactly. I farmed and processed mine.

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    4. The Nigerian rice we bought in my house since march, is good, stone free, very clean and tasty. I love it. Try buying the good ones; make inquiries

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    5. Their are many good Nigerian rice, even by boarder closure, i had like two species of Nigerian rice coupled with foreign and i prefer the local.

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  5. I have not eaten it since close of border.but I have eaten it before this year.
    It easily gets spoilt.
    I still buy foreign,you just can't compare except there is a new one which is like foreign.
    The last foreign I bought seems to be repackaged rice but still better than the local I know abeg.
    I just avoid too much water

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  6. I prefer Nigerian rice that has no stones.
    1. It is organic
    2. It is not parboiled, meaning the nutrients are intact and natural
    3. It is most times cheaper.

    Nigerians do not value their thing. Everything abroad is worshiped and a lot of these girls
    find that as a bragging point or phantom status thing.
    In the USA to be precise, the rice that has those first two qualities listed above are labelled "organic" and are double the price of
    the processed ones that they added
    chemicals -vitamins/minerals.

    What a shame that Naija people loathe their products. 😕😕😕

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    1. Then ppl like you should patronize it and leave us who like import rice alone. Even Americans import things from mexico even though they grow it. Let's stop looking down on people who like certain things pls.

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    2. @14:26
      No one is "looking down" on you and your likes.
      The thing is that one rather marvel at your ignorance of nutrition
      it is so gross!
      Now that there is paucity of abroad rice, how far? 😊😊
      it is just like when I see certain Nigerian laugh at me for going to
      buy the one they nick-named mortuary (the frozen fish)
      😮😮😮😮😮
      Ladies do not know what fish oil does to their fertility and the harm
      the cholesterol in red meat (the one they hail) does to their bodies especially their heart.
      But there in the States, Canada and Europe, they sell fish oil tablets, yes tablets for TTC ladies.
      What a shame that Naija Sisis stereotype everything and tailor everything to "abroad" while they
      do not understand anything.

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    3. Thank you, it is not so bad, there are some that are stone free. Most people don't know how to cook it,

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    4. Anonymous 15:28: get your facts right too. Nigerian rice is extremely starchy reasons why rice are par boiled . You say organic? You do know that they use harmful fertilizers in growing the rice right? And the source or type of fertilisers used in nigeria isnt checked by the government. Organic means grown without fertilisers. It takes a long time to grow that's why it is expensive!!!

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  7. I have eaten it and I can say that there are some good ones but there are some that is so bad with terrible smells. I will definitely not like to continue when the border is reopen

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  8. The 1 i bought yesterday was full of stones and it was 350 for 1 derica....Nothing can be compared to the foreign rice

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  9. i tasted it once but couldn't enjoy it, i prefer the foreign rice.

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  10. The stones in the rice I bought last can build a mansion. It left a bad taste in my mouth for rice.
    Not like we are saying we won't patronise local but please let it be worth the patronage. How can rice be stony and still taste like chaff?
    The border should be opened already till they sort themselves out.

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  11. My only issue with Nigerian rice are those stones. They will tell you its stone free but I have not been lucky. There's always those annoying stones and even sand. I hate cooking rice these days.

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    1. I got the Indian rice so they called it for #11500 tru a friend its taste superb with nice aroma but u have to do water control else u did be doing tuwo

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  12. To my sister,it's her best right now. She loves and enjoys it. But I hate it,never tastes good no matter the type of sauce on it. Thank God i've never been a rice person,so i'my very ok without rice at all right now.

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  13. The one I bought last week is pure rubbish, just water. I'll cook the remaining one this evening and revert to Big Bull. Only that it's more expensive.

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  14. I hate it today and it tasted well just the sand in it.

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  15. Well since the closure of the border I have been eating made in Nigerian rice. There are actual good numbers or them without dirty or stone. The one I have been buying from my customer is a good one. Just have to boil and wash for three times before doing the main cooking.

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  16. It taste better but you can hardly see one without small sand or little white stones.

    I guess the fault is from the retailers.I choose local all day until eternity.

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  17. I have been sceptical about Nigerian Rice, Last month I wanted to buy a bag of rice, one woman in the market recommended one, Big Bull, I bought it, since I started eating rice, I have never seen one as good as this, no stone, it rises ehn, you go tire to add water, it is white. I will never eat foreign rice again oo, even if they open boarder.

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    1. Big Bull is bae but expensive. 1 mudu is #800 now, used to be #350_400.

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    2. Go for the bag,half bag, 9k, big bag 18k it is more economical

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    3. I said it here before, big bull is bae. I've been eating it since last year

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    4. Unknown, when was the last time you went to the market? Big Bull is 22k.

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  18. Well I still prefer the foreign but I have eaten nigerian back to back on three occasions now. I guess am getting the hang of it lol. My mum taught me a trick on cooking it. Do not cook with much water at alllll

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  19. The one I bought is very nice, I would go for it again and again.

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  20. Apart from been throw to stone age while eating some, I have eaten some that are sweeter than foreign rice.

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  21. The local rice is not too good for jollof. It gets spoiled easily if left over night, unlike the foreign rice. I love to have left over jollof but cant try it with local rice unless u put it in the fridge if nepa doesn't disappoint.

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    1. Try not to cook everything. Remove a certain quantity when it’s semi cooked and store in the fridge for the next consumption.

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  22. There are so many good Nigerian rice in the market without stones but you have to be very careful when cooking it especially when cooking it for an occasion.

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  23. It gets soft easily .you cant refridgerate to eat next day.Zero taste.im Fed up of Naija.I cant wait for buharis tenure to end

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  24. WE COMPLAIN TOO MUCH IN THIS COUNTRY.
    MOST OF THESE COUNTRIES DIDN'T MAKE IT WORK A DAY.

    JUST PUT THE RICE IN COLD WATER AND STIR ALL THE SAND WILL GO DOWN
    AND WHILE STIRRING, TAKE IT LITTLE BY LITTLE FROM UP AND PUT IN ANOTHER CONTAINER

    OR BETTER STILL, GET DE-STONED ONE.

    YES I AM SHOUTING.

    In case you don't know, its more healthier than the foreign one.

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    1. What a fuss about something that doesn't taste nice after all that trouble. We all dont have the same taste.

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    2. I wonder o. Is it that all these people complaining of chewing sand and stones dont know how to wash local rice? This is the only rice my mum has been eating for the past 2years and wben she prepares it I never chew any sand. She uses it to cook very nice jollof too. Dont add plenty water when cooking it. Prepare it like basmatic rice.

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    3. 14:42
      You're on point.

      The one i've been eating since the border-closure has been almost perfect. I didn't get it right at first till i discovered the 'little-quantity-of-water' method and it's been smooth sailing all the way.

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    4. Yes ron, little quantity of water or sieve out when it is done

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  25. Hmmmm Nigeria rice, I won't say it's really bad, though the one I cooked last week, has like three different colours, secondly, some were well cooked, whilst some were not. Thirdly the next day the rice got spoilt.

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  26. For my family and I Nigerian rice is the best. For three years now Nigerian rice is what we eat (Abakaliki rice) I do buy from Iddo market

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  27. When you perceive the aroma of the rice, Oh my God! Is just the best

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  28. One spoon of rice +two spoons of sand= a mouthful of local rice

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    1. Pure lies ...some people on this blog can exaggerate .
      Nigerian rice that you can see the ones without stones

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  29. Something that smell like mud with plenty stones,even the people that close the boarder are still eating foreign rice.And you hardly see the foreign rice to buy.

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    1. That's the painful part about the whole thing.

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  30. I didn't feel the effect of border closure. I stopped buying the foreign rice 6years ago. I only eat it at parties or someone's house.

    I eat local rice or basmati rice same as my husband.

    What they call Nigeria rice I don't even know it if I see it.

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  31. Our local rice are actually good, especially those ones milled by Olam.

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  32. no one is talking about the price,.....
    to be frank, the price is damn too much, how can you buy a supposed bag of rice (naija) which by default already contains ⅛stones and granites at 18/19k??
    Nigeria no get future Abeg....

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  33. I have only heard some have stones but haven't seen any. I love the Nigerian rice. It tastes better and doesn't take too long to cook. My grandma used to sell foreign rice in large quantities at Daleko market, and I grew up knowing qualities of rice. I can say this is way better than foreign ones. Maybe there are bad ones in the market, but I haven't come across any. Just complains from people. But we used to have bad foreign rice too. Those ones they mix with palm oil in the market.

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  34. I am diabetic and i enjoyed reading all the comments

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    1. 😂 yéyé you.
      Sorry about your plight. Try and manage it well and keep yourself safe.

      @ the white enchantress 🙏🏼.

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  35. Local Rice issa goal, cheaper and affordable. If you know how to cook it, you will enjoy it wella

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    1. Gbamest key word IF YOU KNOW HOW TO COOK IT , thank you

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    2. I can see the rice is working well for you.

      why not recommended where good local rice can be bought and how to cook it. at least that should help the ones who have tried it and are frustrated/discouraged.

      Looking out for your response. only you can not be enjoying the rice. we are in Nigeria together. help your neighbor.

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    3. Can you teach the people how to cook it? It will help a lot Thanks in advance.

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    4. Sure, the Rice is good. Just know how to cook it and you are good to go.

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    5. Try Mama's Pride,it's a very good product.

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  36. I eat Nigeria rice now by force.
    No thanks to Buhari.

    The one i buy is #2000 for a basket.
    No stone but it does not rise at all.

    5 cups foreign rice=10 cups Nigerian rice

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  37. I prefer the local rice. I've eaten mama pride and it's just like foreign rice. You won't even know it's Nigerian rice except for the short grain.

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  38. I fell in love with local rice since 2015 at the peak of the recession when dollar price went up. I can say that local rice is the best tasty,delicious and healthy I'm afraide i might not be able to trade it with foreign rice anymore even if I become Dangote

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    1. Sure. Bn eating it for about two months now and might just say bye to foreign rice.

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  39. The stones in some local rice can build a duplex.Even though some taste better than foreign, i would choose foreign over local. Spaghetti has taken over rice for me o. I cannot come and have because i want to buy naija

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  40. I bought Nigeria rice few weeks back, I asked the person selling over and over again if the rice has stones, he said No.Truly the rice doesn't have stones and it is sweet but I still prefer foreign rice. Lest I forget, the price is relatively high. I bought one custard bucket for #2,000.
    Lest hope that when they finally open the border, things will go back as before.

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    1. ahn ahn you no drop the brand of rice?

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    2. I stopped eating rice long ago because i went keto so i can't say much

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  41. My sis used it for jollof it was super delicious, not watery at all we were all suprised

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  42. Hmnnnnnn

    Issa no ..no .no..no .no for me.I always hear Abakaliki Rice is good but I'm yet to see it.

    I remember the other time Sen.Shehu talked about it on twitter and I stated my opinion on'how stony and heavy in the mouth it is' and some people who disagreed with my opinion came for me..

    O Chim.

    For commercial purposes,its a no no especially when using it to make Fried Rice.kai!

    The few times I served our local rice my customers noticed and complained.I still source for foreign rice even though its pricey.

    Nothing wrong with patronising made in Nigeria products if we get it right.The only time I will stop making foreign rice is when I can no longer find it in the market/stores.

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    1. How come other people are commenting about how good the local rice is? Yet some people want to die on top foreign rice.

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  43. Stella now that you have got the reviews of people concerning Nigeria Rice, can someone who is an expert in cooking the rice show the masses how it is done.

    Remember when Buhari said no to foreign clothes in 1985, now Nigerians are flaunting curves in designs and wooing the world.

    Any videos of Nigeria Rice cooking instructions Please.

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  44. I think the Nigerian rice is in grades. There's the one with stone and the one without stones which is more expensive. Personally, if I can have regular access to the one without stone, I'll still prefer it to foreign. I have some in my kitchen presently but I can't buy it in large quantity though, dunno how durable it is. However, if I want to cook the one I know visitors will it, I'd rather use foreign rice to be on a safe side.

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  45. Weda the rice is good or not I will continue to eat it, cos those foreign rice too started just like dis before they became refined. Rome wasnt built in a day

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  46. The price is too high for the quality. The one I bought had sand, blackheads. I washed and washed and got tired. We still ended with some sand on our plates. Had to give it away. I've switched to basmati.

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  47. I have been eating Abakiliki rice even before the border closure and I love it, stone free and sweet and I heard it has more nutrition than foreign rice

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    1. Same here. Been eating local rice before border closure. I tasted it and loved it. Both for white rice and jollof rice. Fried rice? I 've not really tried it. I use mama's pride. Its high grade and very good. No stones at all.

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  48. It’s actually really nice , I have tried with jollof , white rice , fried rice and even coconut rice and it’s nice , just takes more seasoning and spices .

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  49. How is the border closure helping? The Nigerian rice is expensive.

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  50. I have been eating Nigerian rice and its not bad at all am just reading comments and am shocked o the rice I buy is 2000 per custard plastic it raises, good for jollof and fried doesn't stick and doesn't get spoilt even if I leave it on the burner over night

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  51. The people complaining have you heard of Lake rice its very nice try it,you can get it at Agric bustop close to iyanaiba

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  52. I have been eating local since for so long. It looks very clean and taste very nice. I can't remember when last I bought foreign rice.

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  53. I have been eating local since for so long. It looks very clean and taste very nice. I can't remember when last I bought foreign rice.

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  54. Tried eating local rice last Sunday, stoned nearly remove all my teeth. horrible

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  55. Local rice is good. As at last year I was eating local rice that came from Kano abi Kaduna I bought it in Lagos. I have been looking for Abakiliki rice since October

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  56. It is BORDER not boarder!

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  57. If you eat the one from Arondizuogu!! Choi no stones, really nice, with jamaican, fried or jollof rice, we stopped eating foreign rice long before the border closure, if we cook foreign rice just know it was a gift. We hated it at first till my mum forced everyone into eating it, when we finished it and started cooking the foreign rice, it tasted somehow, I thought it was just my head playing pranks till my brother complained and asked my mum when will our local rice be available.

    The trick to cooking it is less water, just like your basmati rice. No par boiling, pre wash with hot water instead. If yours has stones, fill it with cold water stir with a stick and scoop the rice from the top, reduce the water while scooping till you get to the bottom, you'll feel the sand and pebbles at the bottom, that's the tricky part, if you not sure about the last part just throw it away. And also it doesn't take time to cook, so dont boil it like you cooking beans, 15-20 min and your rice is ready.

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  58. Who said Nigerian rice is not good. Please go to the market and get good ones. Non sticky, good for jellof rice. A colleague introduced me to it early this year and we have been enjoying it. It's just that I've forgotten the name. I poured it inside a big bucket with cover and used the bag as waste bin.

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  59. It is a shame that an opportunity for self reliance is being dragged down by producers who care nothing about quality. Isn't there a standards council in Nigeria to ensure that there is a quality standard to all products produced in the country. Rice with stones should not be on the market in 2019. Are they hulking the rice in a quarry? This is a valuable opportunity for self reliance and economy building producers should not be slacking off and feel comfortable to put out substandard products.

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  60. was never a fan of foreign rice until i gained admission at nsukka ,it is stone free and non sticky you can not differentiate between foreign rice and local rice ,the sellers say adani rice is better

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