what is the purpose of rinsing rice? Why can’t it be rinsed before packaging?
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To remove the natural rice starch left on it after polishing. Some rice comes with the starch pre-removed in Japan (無洗米- literally “no wash rice”) but tends to be more expensive. It does save a bit of time and of course, the work of washing it. Cooking it with the starch still on would make it sticky and porridgey like risotto.
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