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[–] FakeGreekGirl@lemmy.blahaj.zone 13 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

I think that's mostly to wash the excess starches off of the rice.

[–] janet_catcus@lemmy.blahaj.zone 11 points 8 months ago (1 children)
[–] maccentric@sh.itjust.works 3 points 8 months ago

“ The PBA method involves parboiling the rice in pre-boiled water for five minutes before draining and refreshing the water, then cooking it on a lower heat to absorb all the water.”

This was the only information provided about the method in the article. I do the same thing with quinoa to make it less bitter, guess I’ll start doing it with rice too.