Basmati riceBasmati rice is a long grain rice, often a few shades darker than white. It is known for its distinct nutty taste and aroma. When cooked, the beans typically expand to twice their original raw size and have a soft, chewy texture when cooked properly. There are twelve distinct Indian varieties and six Pakistani varieties, and they differ mainly because of their taste, appearance and where they were grown. . There are also a few artificially created hybrids (such as Pusa Basmati-1 or PB1) that have been bred with the aim of cutting their growing time in half, but these are not true varieties.1. Where in the world is the primary product manufactured? And why is it produced there? Basmati rice is grown in eight distinct states of India. These states are named Haryana, Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Delhi, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh and Bihar. Basmati is also grown in a state occupied by both India and Pakistan called Punjab. More than 60% of India's total rice crop comes from the state of Haryana, located in northern India, just below Punjab, the state occupied by both India and Pakistan . More recently, America has begun producing basmati and exporting it to retail outlets around the world. Basmati has been produced for thousands of years in the foothills of the Himalayas, and continues to be produced today. India's total basmati production for the 2011/12 season was over five million tonnes (250,000,000,000,000 or two hundred and fifty thousand billion singular grains~). In Pakistan, 95% of rice cultivation comes from Punjab, with 2.47 million tonnes harvested in the 2010 season. Since the introduction of basmati cultivation outside India and Pakistan, Pakistan has slowly decreased the amount of basmati exported each year..... . middle of paper ......ad_Products/Basmati_Rice.htm. [Accessed November 16, 2013].Basmati - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. 2013. Basmati - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. [ONLINE] Available at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basmati. [Accessed November 16, 2013].Global market: Pakistani basmati could fall in hierarchy – The Express Tribune. 2013. Global market: Pakistani basmati could fall in hierarchy – The Express Tribune. [ONLINE] Available at: http://tribune.com.pk/story/410164/global-market-pakistani-basmati-may-slip-down-the-pecking-order/. [Accessed November 17, 2013].Indo-US basmati rice dispute largely settled - New York Times. 2013. Indo-U.S. basmati rice dispute largely settled - New York Times. [ONLINE] Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2001/08/25/business/india-us-fight-on-basmati-rice-is-mostly-settled.html?src=pm. [Accessed November 17 2013].