My lovely mother bought me up a whole load of groceries last time she came to visit me at uni (Mums are great!). In it was loads of great stuff, that i wouldn't usually buy as I'm on a bit of a budget. One of these items was uncle bens express golden rice! At about £1.80 per packet I tend to stick to regular rice, but as I had it in my cupboard i thought I'd give it a go. It come in a bright orange packet, that you open a little and microwave for two minutes. once cooked and emptied on my plate it was one big lump of rice piled high, but after attacking it with my fork it looked a bit more like normal rice. It was kind of pale orange in colour, with bits of ...  Read the complete review

As part of my Christmas "buffet" I decided to serve rice to accompany the Chilli we had made. Convenience was key, but also great tasting rice was essential. More than ever so that Mother Lools would be visiting, who is quite a fussy food critic. I'm pleased to say that my rice of choice Uncle Bens Express Golden Vegetable Rice stood up to this test... and got the seal of approval. ***Packaging*** The Uncle Ben's Golden Vegetable Express Rice is in similar packaging to other rice from the Uncle Ben's express rice range. This is a bright orange 250g pouch with the Uncle Ben's logo on the front. Golden Vegetable is ...  Read the complete review

I love this Express Rice from Uncle Ben's, most of the range is proper nice but I have the Golden Vegetable one the most often because Home Bargains sell it for 79p a pack instead of the £1.80 odd that it costs in the supermarket. It's dead easy to do, you just open the pack and microwave it for 2 mins. As soon as the microwave goes off the rice is ready to put on your plate and start eating. It looks nice, the rice has got a fresh look about it and the colours of the vegetables makes it look better too. There are more peas in it than I thought there would be when I first had this rice but they're cooked proper nice and have a wicked fresh ...  Read the complete review

The Scenario ----------------- Why is it that time when you're not working goes so much faster than when you are? It was this question that prompted me to think of a way to have a sufficient lunch in a 15 or 20 minute break, whilst being able to relax and avoid the risk of indigestion. I hunted high and low for a solution to my problem - from running out to the local food store and gobbling every last crumb in about five minutes, to cuppa soups that burnt my insides from trying to eat them quickly enough. But then my mum suggested I try Uncle Ben's Express Rice. I found it hard to believe that this rice would be any good, seeing as they ...  Read the complete review

took me just under a week to find this rice, every-time I went into my local Sainsbury's they only had 3 different choices, but it might be because they were on offer, which was 3 bags of Express Rice for £3.50! ***UNCLE BENS*** For over 50 years, Uncle Ben's rice has been famous worldwide for its premium quality, tasty and easy-to-cook rice which is guaranteed to turn out perfectly every time. Because of this, their long grain rice has remained a must-have store cupboard staple. Over the years, Uncle Ben's has also developed Boil in the Bag Rice and most recently Express Rice, which cooks in just 2 minutes in the microwave, making it even easier and ...  Read the complete review