Bodrum Baldo Rice (Baldo Pirinç) is a white rice sold in a 1 kg bag from the Farm Selection range. Its single listed ingredient is baldo rice, and the brand's supplier specification describes the product as gluten free. Baldo is a medium-grain variety and a familiar staple in Turkish home cooking.
Use it for classic Turkish pilav cooked with butter and a little vermicelli (şehriyeli pilav), for iç pilav with pine nuts and currants, and as the filling for stuffed vine leaves and vegetables (sarma and dolma). It is also a popular choice for sütlaç, Turkish rice pudding, because the grains soften and release their starch as they simmer in milk. As a rule of thumb, rinse the rice until the water runs clear, soak it briefly if you like, then cook it with roughly one and a half to two parts hot water or stock to one part rice, and let it rest, covered, for ten minutes after cooking.
Store the unopened bag in a cool, dry place and follow the storage instructions on the pack; once opened, transfer the rice to an airtight container.