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Do You Need To Wash Rice Before Cooking? Here’s The Science

www.iflscience.com Do You Need To Wash Rice Before Cooking? Here’s The Science

Yes, but probably not for the reason you are thinking.

Do You Need To Wash Rice Before Cooking? Here’s The Science

I found this article pretty interesting… it seems to contradict the current cooking zeitgeist

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Don't wash your rice for any kind of flavor reasons. Wash your rice because there might be bugs in it.
- Tbf, there's also bugs in your flour. And dirt in your salt and sugar.
  
  Arguably salt is dirt. You mine it out of the ground afterall (unless it's sea salt).
  
  It's almost like these are agricultural products that come from outside.
  
  😱 ew like in the ground?!
  Sorry I was trying to channel Brawndo.
  
  Makes sense, it is what plants crave.

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