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[–] 9 points 9 months ago (9 children)

Does the type of rice matter?

Yes; make sure it's whole grain. White rice is essentially junk food, with most of its fiber, vitamins & minerals stripped in the de-hulling process.

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  • [–] 3 points 9 months ago (7 children)

    I have a sack of white rice to eat through... I don't really know what to do with it all. My partner got it from work. Would rather basmati rice really.

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  • [–] 3 points 9 months ago (5 children)

    A lot of rice sold (most?) is "enriched" so the vitamins and minerals are added back. But the fiber is gone and rinsing the rice washes away the nutrient powder.

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  • [–] 1 point 9 months ago (4 children)

    Why do people wash rice? Never really bothered with it. 2:1 usually works pretty nicely, get the water boiling add the rice and put it on low. Come back when ready.

    Or like 4-5 to 1 with milk and have it as rice pudding/porridge.

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  • [–] 4 points 9 months ago (2 children)

    Washing rice makes the final texture better. Unwashed rice has a coating of starch that causes the grains to stick together in a gooey mess.

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  • [–] 1 point 9 months ago

    You might mix it with non-junk food rice. Shortgrain-brown might have a similar-enough cooking time that they can be mixed together. I'm hazy on that, as I stopped eating rice years ago, replacing it with steel-cut oats.

    Or, who knows... maybe you could donate the sack to a food bank?

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