[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] Well, if it wasn’t for my rice cooker breaking the first time I tried cooking this rice - I’m sure it would have been perfect the first time around but the second time was 10/10!!! The way it crisps up when you fry it for crispy rice balls, to having it with some salt, pepper and butter!!! Go die for. The rice grains are perfect (not to long thank goodness) but it’s also so fluffy and flavorful! Will definitely be purchasing this rice again VERY soon!

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] The rice is good, cooks up fluffy, and pairs well with just about anything. I’m not a rice expert, so most brands taste pretty similar to me, but this one does what it needs to do. Nothing super special, but definitely solid and reliable.

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] GIRLIES! When I say this is the best rice I’ve ever experienced— holy goodness, it is! My entire family immediately noted the difference. We normally use long grain rice or short green rice but this basmati is my new favorite thing. Based on my family‘s reaction to it it looks like we’re gonna be getting a lot more of it. Highly recommend it’s perfectly fluffy and super flavorful for a white rice.

[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.

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.] 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.] It's hard to go wrong with rice. This is one of my favorite brands. It's so easy to make and so good with everything. Everyone should have some of this rice on hand. I do with it came in a resealed package.

I love Basmati and this is the best tasting rice ever in my opinion. The only problem I have with it is that sometimes it's labeled non-GMO and sometimes it isn't. If it isn't, that means it's been sprayed with glyphosate and I won't buy it. Evidentally some harvests are and some are not. So, recommended with reservations.

This has been a staple in our home for years but this last order missed the mark in a big way. When cooked, the texture was more like broken rice and it did not cook evenly. Some grains came out undercooked while others overcooked. It was uncharacteristically starchy which makes me think what was packaged as basmati was either not basmati at all or an extremely old batch. I'm not sure I will ever buy from Sam's, or this brand again, and would probably spend the extra money to buy something from our local Asian grocery store that is guaranteed to meet our very simple expectation of what basmati rice ought to be.