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20-lbs Royal Basmati Rice

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Walmart has 20-lbs Royal Basmati Rice on sale for $20.76. Select free store pickup where available, otherwise shipping is free with Walmart+ (free 30-day trial) or on orders of $35 or more.

Alternatively, Sam's Club has for Members: 20-lbs Royal Basmati Rice on sale for $19.68. Shipping is free for Plus Members, otherwise shipping will vary by location.

BJ's Wholesale Club also has for Members: 20-lbs Royal Basmati Rice on sale for $19.99. Select free store pickup if stock is available.

Thanks to Community Member adislc for finding this deal.
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Royal White Basmati Rice, 20-Pound bag, is a versatile ingredient for all your needs. Brought to you by Royal, America's #1 Basmati rice. Great Aromatic rice with wide variety of uses.

https://www.walmart.com/ip/Royal-...om=/search
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Created 05-24-2023 at 03:14 PM by adislc
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Model: Royal Basmati Rice (20 lbs.)

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12/03/23Walmart$20.76
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09/28/20Walmart$17.84 popular
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06/14/20Walmart$17.74 popular
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Folks comparing basmati with jasmine rice is like comparing Apples and oranges.

for starters, basmati rice has distinct smell and that's why it is called bas+mati = aromatic soil rice.

royal basmati is not the best one but it is a basmati rice with less auroma.

So your experience depends on what you planning to cook, this one is good for making vegetable rice, green peas rice, lemon rice, egg rice, scrambled egg rice.
But if you plan to make biryani then this one will disappoint, try different aromatic ones from Indian grocery store.
Yes, but costco carries it, 20lb is $19.99
Rest of Asia? This was about a deal on Basmati Rice in US.

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GrumpyRaver
05-30-2023 at 09:42 PM.
05-30-2023 at 09:42 PM.
Quote from PetSpy :
if you have an aldi nearby you can now find hom mali quality
for about the same $1/lbs without having to bulk stock up;
https://www.aldi.us/en/products/p...ne-rice-1/
long grain jasmine and "basmati" are pretty interchangeable.

royal lacks the dry chewy starch and nutty fragrance of a real
india grown basmati (despite the authentic looking packaging)
leaving royal as a generic and rather bland rice like product.
i live near jackson heights ny which has an indian grocer on
every avenue, so trust me when i say; royal is NOT basmati.
i've been in indian grocers where a quarter of the store was
a hundred different rice sacks, and none were this brand.

Agreed. I found Royal to be very substandard compared to other brands.
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gordgeck
05-31-2023 at 02:10 AM.
05-31-2023 at 02:10 AM.
Quote from iuku :
Yes, but costco carries it, 20lb is $19.99
Yes, with a $60 membership fee and with limited locations compared to Walmart but hey, cool story bro. It's also a whole lot cheaper in India, just book a plane and fly on over.
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05-31-2023 at 03:03 AM.
05-31-2023 at 03:03 AM.
Quote from gordgeck :
Yes, with a $60 membership fee and with limited locations compared to Walmart but hey, cool story bro. It's also a whole lot cheaper in India, just book a plane and fly on over.

Cool story, bro!
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05-31-2023 at 03:34 AM.
05-31-2023 at 03:34 AM.
Quote from PetSpy :
if you have an aldi nearby you can now find hom mali quality
for about the same $1/lbs without having to bulk stock up;
https://www.aldi.us/en/products/p...ne-rice-1/
long grain jasmine and "basmati" are pretty interchangeable.

royal lacks the dry chewy starch and nutty fragrance of a real
india grown basmati (despite the authentic looking packaging)
leaving royal as a generic and rather bland rice like product.
i live near jackson heights ny which has an indian grocer on
every avenue, so trust me when i say; royal is NOT basmati.
i've been in indian grocers where a quarter of the store was
a hundred different rice sacks, and none were this brand.
Basmati and Jasmine are *nothing* alike. Basmati smells different and is a bit like strings. Jasmine is Jasmine is Jasmine, it has it's own unique flavor and texture. Go get a good bag of Jasmine, you can baseline the flavor, and judge what you get against it. Good brands of each have a stronger flavor, aromatic rice, and cook the one depending on your mood. Fire up Uncle Bens if you want just starch.
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PetSpy
05-31-2023 at 04:39 AM.
05-31-2023 at 04:39 AM.
Quote from candelabra :
Basmati and Jasmine are *nothing* alike.
i agree, my point was that royal basmati was more like
a hom mali jasmine, not anything resembling basmati.
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iuku
05-31-2023 at 05:05 AM.
05-31-2023 at 05:05 AM.
Quote from ms123 :
15lb for $14.76 on Amazon.
https://www.amazon.com/Royal-Basm...00I330QEQ/

Anyone know how much is the costco organic basmati rice these days (is it 20 or 25 lb)?

Costco in Apex NC has organic royal basmati for $27.69/20 lbs. first time I bought organic rice yesterday to try it out.
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05-31-2023 at 07:58 AM.
05-31-2023 at 07:58 AM.
Quote from PetSpy :
if you have an aldi nearby you can now find hom mali quality
for about the same $1/lbs without having to bulk stock up;
https://www.aldi.us/en/products/p...ne-rice-1/ [aldi.us]
long grain jasmine and "basmati" are pretty interchangeable.

royal lacks the dry chewy starch and nutty fragrance of a real
india grown basmati (despite the authentic looking packaging)
leaving royal as a generic and rather bland rice like product.
i live near jackson heights ny which has an indian grocer on
every avenue, so trust me when i say; royal is NOT basmati.
i've been in indian grocers where a quarter of the store was
a hundred different rice sacks, and none were this brand.
Thanks for sharing this, I thought it was just me who noticed how the Royal brand of rice doesn't taste or smell the same as others.
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05-31-2023 at 09:01 AM.
05-31-2023 at 09:01 AM.
Great tip! I had no idea Aldi's "specialty select's" brand had a quality rice offering like that! Thanks for the heads up! Repped worship


Quote from PetSpy :
if you have an aldi nearby you can now find hom mali quality
for about the same $1/lbs without having to bulk stock up;
https://www.aldi.us/en/products/p...ne-rice-1/
long grain jasmine and "basmati" are pretty interchangeable.

royal lacks the dry chewy starch and nutty fragrance of a real
india grown basmati (despite the authentic looking packaging)
leaving royal as a generic and rather bland rice like product.
i live near jackson heights ny which has an indian grocer on
every avenue, so trust me when i say; royal is NOT basmati.
i've been in indian grocers where a quarter of the store was
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05-31-2023 at 09:57 AM.
05-31-2023 at 09:57 AM.
Quote from GrumpyRaver :
Agreed. I found Royal to be very substandard compared to other brands.
How about Costco's kirkland signature basmati rice? Is that better than royal in your opinion?
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05-31-2023 at 10:01 AM.
05-31-2023 at 10:01 AM.
bj's in NJ 18.99
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05-31-2023 at 10:11 AM.
05-31-2023 at 10:11 AM.
Quote from skinneral :
Not sure about Indians, but for the rest of Asia, this is trash grade rice. Wife made me throw it out after the first cook. I can't much comment, I find all rice tasteless.

She and her friends all much prefer their Imperial Dragon brand rice.

Yes, it trash grade rice, just ordered last week from Amazon.
The taste is terrible ๐Ÿ˜”, very dried
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05-31-2023 at 01:26 PM.
05-31-2023 at 01:26 PM.
Quote from explorerespect :
Authentic Basmati Rice has its fragrance. Royal is not authentic basmati rice.

Basmati rice has two distinct categories - regular / rozana - which is usually not aromatic, not as long and is for daily use. The premium basmati is expensive, aromatic and is used occasionally for pulao/biryani. While nothing prevents you from using premium long grain basmati rice daily, the aroma wears off quickly and can even be nauseating to many if used everyday

The deal here is for Royal's regular basmati- and it is definitely one of the better ones in that category. Royal also sells an expensive premium variant- with slight aroma and much longer grain - costs approximately $37 locally.
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05-31-2023 at 02:49 PM.
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Anyone know how it compares to Peacock brand?
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06-01-2023 at 05:21 PM.
06-01-2023 at 05:21 PM.
I am a big-time rice eater and can't settle for any low quality. Among all the basmati rice I've ever tried (Probably about 100 varieties), this Royal is one the worst of the class in terms of grain, taste, aroma, and quality.

Additional note: Get your basmati rice from the local Mediterranean store (And if non near you, why do you eat rice in 1st place?!) and you pay far less for much better quality than this deal.
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06-01-2023 at 06:27 PM.
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Not a chance
Basmati is a far superior flavorful rice than Jasmine.
And once you 3 wash and soak for 30 mins and then cook each kernel separates and is long and tender

Royal is an average quality basmati and this is the standard price at Costco anytime.
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