How do you cook White Rice?
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Like I said, it's not strictly neccesary, and I said that it was an argument for the process that was mentioned.
And I did say rice from certain places in america, meaning grown in america, not talking about imported rice obviously.
My source is mostly Adam Ragusea on youtube, he does a lot of interesting culinary research
And I did say rice from certain places in america, meaning grown in america, not talking about imported rice obviously.
My source is mostly Adam Ragusea on youtube, he does a lot of interesting culinary research
If you didn't know, he is a Journalism major (spent several years as a Journalism Professor before YT with no experience as a chef/culinary instructor), with no formal education in food science/culinary arts and mostly does his videos in the perspective of a 'average family homecook,' which lacks the nuance of other cultures and traditions (such as his infamous chopping board seasoning, or in the above video cooking and consuming 'Kroger' rice in the style @Bullet mentioned that doesn't even specify a country of origin such as Thailand). I do appreciate the effort he makes to do research outside of his expertise and even consulting people knowledgeable in those fields.
Yes, his videos are interesting to learn about new or unfamilar food concepts but at the end of the day, it shouldn't necessarily be used as the 'holy grail' of advice to radically change your diet just because he said so. It's more of something to keep in mind or to be cognizent of.
Most if not all people in the US living outside of the Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas area are getting rice elsewhere instead of those places specifically (mostly due to proximity and other rices like jasmine/basmati that are readily available and imported from SE Asia or even California that contain significantly less arsenic, which Ragusea straight up mentions).
All I am going to say is that as a SE Asian that grew in a household eating rice 3-4 times a day especially in the US (living in NY), me and my family have been doing just fine w/ no signs of being adversely affected by arsenic to any degree (and most Asian households in the US and those living in Korea/Japan can attest to this as well). And we do take the time to soak rice for several hours (if time permits)
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Yes, his videos are interesting to learn about new or unfamilar food concepts but at the end of the day, it shouldn't necessarily be used as the 'holy grail' of advice to radically change your diet just because he said so. It's more of something to keep in mind or to be cognizent of.
Most if not all people in the US living outside of the Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas area are getting rice elsewhere instead of those places specifically (mostly due to proximity and other rices like jasmine/basmati that are readily available and imported from SE Asia or even California that contain significantly less arsenic, which Ragusea straight up mentions).
All I am going to say is that as a SE Asian that grew in a household eating rice 3-4 times a day especially in the US (living in NY), me and my family have been doing just fine w/ no signs of being adversely affected by arsenic to any degree (and most Asian households in the US and those living in Korea/Japan can attest to this as well). And we do take the time to soak rice for several hours (if time permits)
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1. Bring a pot of unsalted water to a boil. Add the rice, stir with a wooden spoon and cook over high heat for 12-15 minutes until the rice is soft.
2. Empty the rice into a large colander and rinse well under cold water. Leave the rice in a colander until you need it.
3. Melt the butter in another saucepan, add rice, salt and heat, stirring with a wooden spatula. Serve immediately.
2. Empty the rice into a large colander and rinse well under cold water. Leave the rice in a colander until you need it.
3. Melt the butter in another saucepan, add rice, salt and heat, stirring with a wooden spatula. Serve immediately.
I'm not arguing that he is the holy grail of culinary information, I feel like you are trying to catch me in something I'm not even trying to argue here.
I said what I said, I didn't mean anything beyond that, it was a face value statement by me.
I said, this might be an argument for why he does this
I did not say this is the defacto reason, nor am I saying you should do this, I even said it is not neccesary
I also said that this is my source as to show you where I got this idea from
I am not doing this myself, my only point was to give a probable cause from the knowledge I have, be it true or not, maybe they also had watched a similar video on the topic and decided to do it this way as a cause.
I said what I said, I didn't mean anything beyond that, it was a face value statement by me.
I said, this might be an argument for why he does this
I did not say this is the defacto reason, nor am I saying you should do this, I even said it is not neccesary
I also said that this is my source as to show you where I got this idea from
I am not doing this myself, my only point was to give a probable cause from the knowledge I have, be it true or not, maybe they also had watched a similar video on the topic and decided to do it this way as a cause.
