Most People Are Cooking Rice Wrong! Try These Vietnamese Tricks for Perfect Rice Every Time

I’ve cooked rice nearly every day of my life and made more than twenty thousand bowls in my family’s restaurant. In this video, I share seven Vietnamese tricks that help me avoid wet tops, stuck bottoms, and lumpy rice—and make every pot come out soft, separate, and flavorful. I’ll show you how I choose the right jasmine rice, rinse away excess starch, measure water with my finger, and handle the pot while it cooks. I’ll also explain why resting and fluffing matter, plus how I make the golden rice crust that everyone in my house fights over. 0:00 Why your rice turns lumpy 0:46 Choose jasmine, check new crop 2:21 Rinse away loose starch 3:54 Measure water with your finger 5:29 Keep the lid closed 7:31 Stop stirring the rice 8:39 Fluff rice without pressing 9:58 Let rice rest after cooking 10:55 Make Vietnamese rice crust #VietnameseCooking #RiceTips #CookingTips #JasmineRice #HomeCooking