603680 Sat Mar 14 09:02:44 -0700 2009 29 23 Ontario (including Toronto) 0 4504250 Does anyone know where I can buy Tilda rice? Spadina--Dundas or anywhere else in Toronto? Thanks Sat Mar 14 09:02:44 -0700 2009 15259 howisitgoing 1 4504270 Tilda is my favorite brand of basmati rice. I usually purchase it at No-Frills but I have seen it on occassion at Wal-Mart & Loblaw/Superstores. Sat Mar 14 09:13:18 -0700 2009 4504250 27539 ParsleySage 1 4654211 I'm looking for Tilda basmati rice, too. But I can't find it at the usual No Frills or Loblaws. These stores now carry PC brands of rice. Has anyone seen Tilda basmati rice lately? Mon May 04 17:33:32 -0700 2009 4504250 244008 carissima 2 4658865 I saw some at the Victoria Park & Gerrard Loblaws last night. Wed May 06 08:24:38 -0700 2009 4654211 19782 Full tummy 1 4654480 I have seen it at Costco. Mon May 04 19:17:01 -0700 2009 4504250 56131 jayt90 2 4654526 Same here. Loblaws/NoFrills and other NG outlets carry various brands of basmati where it sells strongly; elsewhere, probably not. Mon May 04 19:32:32 -0700 2009 4654480 16382 Kagemusha 3 4654540 jay90, unfortunately, Costco is not an option for me. Mon May 04 19:37:25 -0700 2009 4654526 244008 carissima 4 4655197 I just bought a bag the other day at my local Zehrs (a.k.a.) Loblaw/Great Canadian Superstore. I haven't bought any in quie a while, since my previous bag was a 5lb Mr. Gouda's sack which lasted a long time. The Tilda packaging is a metallic royal blue and looks pretty flashy. I found it amongst the vaious rice types in the regular aisles (vs. health food/organic aisle). Tue May 05 06:01:35 -0700 2009 4654540 239809 1sweetpea 5 4655604 sweetpea, at which store (location) did you buy? How big is the package? Tue May 05 08:32:57 -0700 2009 4655197 244008 carissima 6 4655652 Sorry to say that my store is in Windsor, but I can't imagine that the stock would be much different in T.O. stores. My bag is 2lb (907g). The bag has a resealable sticker, like a sack of coffee beans. The best before date is Feb. 01, 2011. I'm guessing that this packaging is quite new. My Zehrs recently got renovated and is now a Superstore, I believe. Along with the renovation has come more ethnic/imported items (the tilda rice is packaged in the UK and imported by the USA). Tue May 05 08:46:27 -0700 2009 4655604 239809 1sweetpea 7 4655704 sweetpea, Windsor is a little bit further than I'm prepared to go for Tilda rice :) I called the Indian restaurant on Dupont, and asked where I could buy the brown basmati rice from India, not from USA. It is Evergreen store, 513 St Clair West. Tue May 05 09:01:22 -0700 2009 4655652 244008 carissima 1 4655196 Try the Indian stores at Albion and Islington. Tue May 05 06:01:05 -0700 2009 4504250 27348 Hondapendragon 1 4655232 I've seen it at Metro at Kennedy Commons in Scarborough, so you might try contacting them and see if there is a closer store that carries it. Tue May 05 06:16:37 -0700 2009 4504250 91814 Navigate440 1 4655723 The Loblaws at Vic Park/Gerrard had it this morning. It is probably at Queens Quay, but no guarantees. Tue May 05 09:09:38 -0700 2009 4504250 23411 embee 2 4655918 I just called, and they are out of it!!! Tue May 05 10:04:08 -0700 2009 4655723 244008 carissima 3 4658788 I have seen Tilda brand rice at Loblaws (Queens Quay), but IMO it is extremely overpriced. One small bag was around $10 I believe - crazy. I usually go with something from the Indian grocers, or, believe it or not, the PC brand basmati. It's actually really good. Wed May 06 08:02:52 -0700 2009 4655918 83045 sam_1 4 4659186 Wow! Goes to show you the price disparity from store to store and city to city. My 2 lb bag cost me $5.99 in Windsor. The 4 lb bag was going for $10.99. I'm sure the PC product was cheaper, but I won't buy the PC rices. I had a bag of PC Jasmine and it consistently cooked up mushy and waterlogged, which never happens when I buy the imported Thai rice from my Southeast Asian grocer here in Windsor. Wed May 06 09:38:34 -0700 2009 4658788 239809 1sweetpea 1 4655822 House of Spice on Augusta? Parliament & Wellesley? Tue May 05 09:38:58 -0700 2009 4504250 62905 Dimbulb 2 4655942 House of Spice indeed carries brown basmati rice from India. Good enough :) Tue May 05 10:08:55 -0700 2009 4655822 244008 carissima 1 4743052 Just picked up some Tilda rice in the blue aluminium package from no frills at the Dundas-Landsdowne store...4 pounds for $9.99..this is some trully tasty rice..yumm. Thu Jun 04 14:28:30 -0700 2009 4504250 267496 ChowTO 2 4743345 ChowTo, is it white or brown Tilda rice? Thu Jun 04 16:12:50 -0700 2009 4743052 244008 carissima 3 4754874 carrissima the Tilda is white basmatti rice...i also seen 10 pounds for $18.99 at the no-frills Dufferin Mall location..this Tilda cooks up perfectly in my Zojirushi Rizo,,it's so light it defies gravity. Just noticed Satish Patel post for 10lbs for $15.99,,Thanks...am i overcooking this rice for it's so light that i don't remember ever having basmatti that tasted like this or anything aproaching the feel of this Tilda..is it supposed to be so different? Mon Jun 08 19:01:49 -0700 2009 4743345 267496 ChowTO 2 4743617 You can also purchase Tilda from BJ Supermarket @ Gerrard and Coxwell. I noticed that the price of the Tilda brand is slowly increasing: 10lbs for $15.99 Thu Jun 04 18:02:44 -0700 2009 4743052 571390 Satish Patel 1 4755939 Tilda rice is way overpriced and overhyped. You are better off buying Elephant brand basmati at a reasonable price, available at most Indian or Asian grocers. It is less expensive, aged longer and an overall superior-tasting product. Tue Jun 09 07:17:38 -0700 2009 4504250 16797 bogie 2 4756084 bogie, i'm looking for brown basmati, not white. Is there brown Elephant rice, as well? As to Indian and Asian stores, they usually sell in huge packages. BTW, I have found a good aged brown basmati rice in bulk at SLM Tue Jun 09 07:58:08 -0700 2009 4755939 244008 carissima 2 4760573 Will try the Elephant brand... Here's a link to the Tilda rice website,,must be 20 varieties http://www.tilda.com/ Wed Jun 10 12:50:33 -0700 2009 4755939 267496 ChowTO 2 4760725 That is correct. I don't bother searching for it. I use Elephant 817. Click here to see what the bag looks like: http://www.eastwestbazaar.com/product_info.php?products_id=671 Here is a place in Brampton that has both brands: http://www.gurubazar.ca/index.php?cPath=69_164_165_359 I buy my rice on Gerrard St. Wed Jun 10 13:24:24 -0700 2009 4755939 41175 foodyDudey 3 4760746 BTW, how do they age rice? Wed Jun 10 13:27:33 -0700 2009 4760725 244008 carissima 4 4760770 it's stored for up to 2 years but I haven't checked the actual method. The rice attains a more nutty flavour due to the aging process. Wed Jun 10 13:35:50 -0700 2009 4760746 41175 foodyDudey 5 4795858 A sub-thread about cooking the rice has been split to the Home Cooking board: http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/630390 Mon Jun 22 14:32:52 -0700 2009 4760770 2 The Chowhound Team