that's probably why most recipes ask to wash rice before boiling... im certain this works great... if your house's water-pipes were not made of lead hahaha.....haha.... sigh ._.

[–] FakeGreekGirl@lemmy.blahaj.zone 13 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

I think that's mostly to wash the excess starches off of the rice.

[–] janet_catcus@lemmy.blahaj.zone 11 points 7 months ago (1 children)

it does leech out (some) arsenic though.

https://www.sheffield.ac.uk/sustainable-food/news/new-way-cooking-rice-removes-arsenic-and-retains-mineral-nutrients-study-shows

[–] maccentric@sh.itjust.works 3 points 7 months ago

“ The PBA method involves parboiling the rice in pre-boiled water for five minutes before draining and refreshing the water, then cooking it on a lower heat to absorb all the water.”

This was the only information provided about the method in the article. I do the same thing with quinoa to make it less bitter, guess I’ll start doing it with rice too.