I’ve recently been trying to put some new meals in my repertoire and when browsing for new ideas I’ve noticed that many recipes call for day old leftover rice instead of fresh one. Egg fried rice for example. Some people even seem to insist that it doesn’t work with fresh rice. Why is that?
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Rice is the staple food in most of Asia and it’s easy to cook in large quantities. With this in mind, it’s not particularly surprising that they have come up with lots of ways to use leftover rice in the same way that it’s not surprising that Europe has many recipes for using old bread. If you’ve got lots of it and can’t afford to waste food then you’ll figure something out
For the same reason the West has so many recipies for day old/stale bread, and why you wouldn’t make French toast with bread hot out of the oven. It’s a primary staple food, so leftovers were abundant and people didn’t want to waste. They then specifically developed recipies around the way it changed as it sat out.
day old rice dries out which makes for a nicer texture. fresh rice is still moist and will clump up when you try to fry it.
day old rice dries out which makes for a nicer texture. fresh rice is still moist and will clump up when you try to fry it.
For the same reason the West has so many recipies for day old/stale bread, and why you wouldn’t make French toast with bread hot out of the oven. It’s a primary staple food, so leftovers were abundant and people didn’t want to waste. They then specifically developed recipies around the way it changed as it sat out.
For the same reason the West has so many recipies for day old/stale bread, and why you wouldn’t make French toast with bread hot out of the oven. It’s a primary staple food, so leftovers were abundant and people didn’t want to waste. They then specifically developed recipies around the way it changed as it sat out.
False premise? Only fried rice requires leftover rice. Fried rice is a tiny part of the spectrum of Asian food. And others have already explained why fried rice needs leftover rice.
In Asian households, fried rice is what you make with the leftover rice so as not to waste the leftover rice.
False premise? Only fried rice requires leftover rice. Fried rice is a tiny part of the spectrum of Asian food. And others have already explained why fried rice needs leftover rice.
In Asian households, fried rice is what you make with the leftover rice so as not to waste the leftover rice.
A good way to get a true understanding of this is to try making fried rice with both fresh and say-old rice. Fresh rice will become a mushy clumped up mess because it has too much moisture. Day old rice has dried. Because of this it will nicely separate and fry evenly for a much more pleasant dish.
A good way to get a true understanding of this is to try making fried rice with both fresh and say-old rice. Fresh rice will become a mushy clumped up mess because it has too much moisture. Day old rice has dried. Because of this it will nicely separate and fry evenly for a much more pleasant dish.
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