[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] Super good! Used in a taco style bowl and was super good. The packaging was easy to read and preparing the rice was very simple. The rice cooked through good and was perfect for my bowl. It has a pleasant smell and taste, so I am satisfied. It was the perfect size for my taco bowl.

We eat rice or a rice dish at least twice a week so the 20 pound bag worked well for us. Royal was our favorite brand. Recently upon opening a new bag, the rice grains were obviously not the normal Royal Basmati we normally received. The grains were various sizes, color and varieties. It also had an unpleasant smell, not exactly rancid, but not that basmati rice fragrance that easily identifies it. The grains were broken and powdery. We thought perhaps it was just a bad batch and tossed it out. Purchased another bag and when pouring it into our rice storage container, we immediately noticed that it had the same off smell and appearance of grains that were not basmati rice. I even cooked a small batch to see how it tasted and it was terrible. Not sure what has happened to the Royal brand, but this is what we would call the floor sweepings of rice, not fit for consumption. Purchased another well-known brand in the green bag (Daawat) and it was beautifully fragrant with perfect long grains of pearly white rice...More expensive, but well worth it. Hoping Sam's starts to carry this other brand soon, but no more Royal brand for us.

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] The royal white basmati rice is very good. The cooking time is less than regular rice and the texture is much fluffier than other brands. Also, grain length is long but thing and the packaging is great as it doesn’t use a lot of plastic plus you can reseal it back easier. I would be purchasing again.

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] Wow! Our family loves rice and this has become one of our favorites. Super easy to cook and tastes fantastic paired with the rest of our meal. The rice smells great and comes in really easy to open packaging. I also like the longer grain length and had an overall great experience with this product.

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] The package is unique and easy to remember so easy to locate at the store. It smells like popcorn when cooking rich was nice. The grains were long, not sticky, but fluffy. Had a great shape and texture. Very delicious plain with butter. Didn't take long to make on the stove or cooker.

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] This Basmati rice was delicious and easy to make. I made it on the stovetop in a saucepan. It didn’t take long at all to make. I like that’s its heathy for me. This rice is good to eat along with so many other foods or even on its own. My kids enjoyed eating it also.

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] My favorite part about this rice is it wasn’t as dirty as other rice is when you wash it before cooking. The second best part was how fluffy it was, but still moist when it was cooked so it didn’t dry out. It went perfect with my meal of pork chops and steamed vegetables.

First tried basmati rice at an Indian restaurant almost 2hrs away. Trying to re-create that I bought my first bag of basmati rice at our local big box store. It was almost $5 for a 1lb bag. But I was hooked. It is so good. But with a family of 5 I was having a hard time justifying the cost. Then I set out to Sams club. Mind you are closest Club is 1 hour away. Thankfully Sam's had this enormous bag of rice for a really reasonable price. Lasts at least 6 months(maybe longer if I didn't give some away to family members). The only time I use regular white rice now is for spanish rice. Great value and taste.

You gotta do what you gotta do as a hedge against inflation! Rice prices have gone through the roof in the last year or so and 20 pounds of rice will last me a loooooooong time! But at this price, after rebagging it in FoodSaver vacuumed bags, it won't go stale and I will have top quality rice whenever I want it. Even with the cost of repackaging, it's a real bargain at this price. That, plus the burlap bag with a red plastic zipper across the top makes a great book bag! What could be better than that?

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] The rice cooked up so easily. I used it for a bowl with salmon and it cooked quickly and was so very fluffy. There was no negative scent and did not have any issues with sticking or the rice not cooking evenly. The only downside was packaging as it was difficult to open in order to reseal. The stick for resealing did not stick after initially opening the package. This isnt a big deterrent as I do usually repackage my rice in containers but may not work for others who keep in existing packaging.