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Converted Rice?

post #1 of 4
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While at a friend's house, I was reading a few cookbooks and came across a recipe that called fpr "raw converted rice." What is converted rice? Is it converted from or to something, or is it a way of preparation?.

scb
post #2 of 4
I searched it up and this is what i found (if im wrong hehe just say wont hurt my feelings not my definition)
con·vert·ed rice (kn-vûrtd)
n. A white rice prepared from brown rice that has been soaked, steamed under pressure to force water-soluble nutrients into the starchy endosperm, and then dried and milled.
post #3 of 4
I believe that the Uncle Ben's brand is "converted" rice. I don't use it, so I could be wrong. Take a look at a box next time you're in a mainstream supermarket.

I'm like you- not much for highly manufactured food.

Mike
post #4 of 4
Yeah, it IS Uncle Ben's perverted.

Nasty stuff, a processed product. Rice is cooked to death, then reformed under pressure and heat to re-resemble rice. If you closely examine the stuff, each grain is an exact copy. Mind you the only good thing about the stuff is that if you use it as a soup garnish it'll never dissolve like real rice.
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