Sheldon wrote:
> Whether to wash rice depends on the rice... rice packaged in the
> US is typically fortified, and *it's clean*, any rinsing washes the
> added nutrients down the drain...

Even if one is willing to take on faith that it's clean, the "added
nutrients" are an unknown mix of vitamins. Who needs either the added
vitamins or the uncertainty as to dosages?

> don't wash converted or parboiled
> white rice either (this is not instant rice), [snip]

Better yet, don't buy or eat this stuff in the first place. The
texture is bizarre. Where did this notion that "every grain separate"
is a good thing come from, other than from Uncle Ben's advertising?

> Imported rice such as from India, Italy, Pakistan,
> etc. is as filthy as filthy gets, it's grown in the same fields where
> raw sewage is leached and must be scrupulously washed... [snip]

Overstated and overgeneralized, but certainly a reason to wash your
rice. Basmati and jasmine rices taste so good that washing is a small
price to pay.

-aem