This is how you should calculate the exact amount of rice per person

Rice is a widely used food in Spanish cuisine. It is one of the essential ingredients of Spanish cuisine, since it is the protagonist and the basis of a large number of preparations. Surely the typical paella or other well-known dishes throughout the Spanish geography that contain this ingredient come to mind.

However, although it is used very frequently, many people make a big mistake when using the right amount based on the number of guests. For this reason, it is very important to know how to calculate the rice so that it is not left over and that, in addition, everyone who is going to eat does not stay hungry.

How many cups of rice per person

One of the great difficulties that you can find when measuring rice is that, when it is uncooked, it seems that it is a small amount of food, something that changes when it begins to cook. At that moment you realize that you have exceeded the amount and that it is much greater than initially expected, and this can cause you to end up with food left over.

So that this does not happen to you, it is important to know the cups that you have to add per person to your preparations so that everyone can enjoy your dish without going hungry and not over rice. As long as it is a main dish, you have to calculate about 100 grams of uncooked rice per person, as happens, for example, if you are going to prepare a paella, which are generally dishes that are usually served as single dishes.

If the rice is going to be the accompaniment of another preparation, such as a meat dish, you can reduce the amount by half, being enough with 50 grams of uncooked rice per person. If you do not have a meter that allows you to measure in grams, you can use cups, you should know that 100 grams of rice is approximately equivalent to half a cup.