Rice is an everyday meal staple all over the world. Americans ate about 4.8 million metric tons (5.2 million U.S. tons) of rice in 2022-2023, according to Statista. You may be one of the people in ...

If the package for enriched medium- and long-grain rice says not to wash the rice, then don't. The cooking times are calibrated for unrinsed, dry grains, and rinsing can alter the texture, not to ...

You probably think cooking rice is straightforward: measure, rinse, boil, done. But traditional cultures around the world have been using a simple soaking technique for thousands of years that ...

We tested six methods for cooking rice and this one was the surprising winner. All six methods started with the same prep — rinsing and soaking the rice for 30 minutes — to remove surface starch and ...

Rice is an essential ingredient to keep in your pantry. After all, it's the basis for so many easy weeknight dinners such as chicken and rice, fried rice, or even a hearty rice casserole. There are so ...

Does rinsing rice actually make a difference, or is it just a learned habit? To find out, I tested washed vs. unwashed rice across several varieties. The experiments revealed that rinsing can improve ...