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11113304 No.11113304 [Reply] [Original]

>been making rice my whole life
>just heard I'm supposed to "wash" it

Why should I wash my rice?

>> No.11113325

To remove starches primarily from good quality rice, and to remove contaminants from lesser quality rice.

>> No.11113328

less starch
it's a meme cause asians have no health standard thats the only explanation i could figure out

>> No.11113335

I have found it makes the rice less likely to clump.

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11113337

>just learned you aren't supposed to wash your rice in the rice cooker bowl
well then

>> No.11113361

>>11113304
am SEAsian
we wash because its shit quality and a lot of bugs make the bag of rice their home, I personally wash em 3 times

>>11113337
I do it too, it messes up the coating on the bowl but ehhhhh whatever