Have I been washing rice wrong 

Doug i guess !! Because my mom does it like that but my dad does it like you !! So can't really tell ᕦ(ò_óˇ)ᕤ I'm confused

i sometimes do both

WAIT HOW IS THIS PINNED COMMENT 9 HOURS AGO WHEN THE VIDEO WAS JUST 11 MINUTES AGO- Anyways tho!! my personal opinion,,, the way you cleaned the rice with your hands is better because i think doing it aggressively can cause a lot of spills of rice grains... but for how many times the rice should be cleaned, doug is the correct one in this because its true that the water should be on the clear side before cooking 👍👍

Yeah I do it til its clear... Love your content new sub!!

@@gailgelvez4759 it could be that jeanell has already posted it but put the option unlisted and put it in the listed options when it's time to upload the vid

My family never wash the rice😈😈😂😂

I was taught this from my mom, but to wash it only three times when I was in the Philippines. I was a helper in a kitchen though, so I'm sure that was probably just the cook's preference rather than something all Filipinos agree on. I mean, my mom didn't. 😂

I was taught to just buy instant rice, because "no one has time to wait for the rice to cook" I always wanted to learn how to cook rice, but no one ever taught me

Same

@@radioactive_baby I don't want to be mean but most instant rice taste horrible

we only wash our rice twice cuz same reasons XD The more we wash it, the less nutritional it is

Yeah, same reason. I only wash it once so that the nutritional value remains. I don't know if this is true tho

That's not the "NuTriTiOn" being rinsed out , that's starch, the more starchy the rice is , the more unhealthy it is 😭

@@ihaveapurpleheart1233 In the USA the rice is enriched with vitamins. Literally dusted with vitamins. If you wash the rice. You are literally washing the nutrients off. This is a fact.

@@ihaveapurpleheart1233 I think starch makes it less sticky or sm

I'm lazy so this is too much for me 😭, but I'm curious what happens if you don't wash your rice.?

Same

Yeah same, I am an Indian and I do the same, wash it in a different vessel 3 or more than 3times and then put it for cooking

@@coxqxz if u don't wash the rice there will be extra starch and wtvr dirt/bacteria carried along w the grains in the process of collecting and packaging that's y it's highly rec u wash the rice🍚

My Bangladeshi mon also washes rice 3 times

Yesss

My culture puts the rice in water for about 2 hours and then takes the water out and cookes it

My culture doesn't wash rice at all. Damn Americans.

She even has a zojirushi baby elephant rice cooker

@@JD-ko4xr he’s a bad ripoff of Yan Can Cook

same lmao

Same here. The water has to run almost clear for me.

You and your parents is not doin it properly

Same

Hi! I think you meant *taught? And yes, agree on the team Doug. 😄

🦀

Apparently if you wash it totally clean some think it loses the rice flavour and smell, so I think it’s totally personal preference!

That's how I was taught too

Your rice ain't having a single taste dawg

@@omegaknight9284 and? I'm gonna eat it with some flavourful dishes anyway

You are rinsing away most of the vitamins and minerals. Look it up.

👍👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

😂

same for us maldivians

us Filipinos too but I'm lazy so I just wash it twice

Same I'm Indian

You are men of culture 👍

@@heheboi55the rest of filipinos do not claim this

Same but when my mom is watching I make her do it

Me too 😂😂😂😂

And that is the only acceptable answer.

Same XD its clean either way XD just the one with clean water usually rice stay good longer

Same

woah

Magic

Wait that's how it works? *mind blown* I thought it's with the amount of water and heat T^G

Ohh so that's one of the difference effect on how many times you wash the rice

Sameeee

Depends on quality of the rice as well as type. Mushy rice 100% depends on the amount of water used. Use less water "chef" lol... Also use the correct water measurements per type of rice. Not all rice is same.

@@jazlinyu9782 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

@@jazlinyu9782 mushy rice isn't always the amount of water u use. It's also the amount of heat. If u have it too high the rice will be mushy and sticky

Thank you, you saved me a Google

No point to trying to remove all the starch. Rice is starch.

Right!

also means less dirt

@@eatingabowlofnailsforbreak7862 it's not dirt, it's starch from the rice

@@hungryghost9600 the rice can also be dirty

@@eatingabowlofnailsforbreak7862 yeah but you already wash the rice the first time so its not dirty anymore

The washing only gets rid of the loose starch dust on the grains

Ew

@@khieff how is that an ew. We still wash our rice atleast 2-3 times but not until the water goes crystal clear. Some people dont even wash their rice

oh my parents told me that too

This comment right here!

Thank you for that ✨

Yeah that's the gist of how starch works on rice. Also some countries wash it not to remove starch but to remove dirt and impurities (Other countries already have clean rice supplies). Anyways, if you're making something like risotto, it's best to buy clean rice grains and not to wash it at all.

Sounds about right. I've been taught and like my rice sticky, so I'll just stick with 3 times

Yess very true ive been thought like this

I think you're wrong. it from the type of the rice that is sticky not how many times it washed. basmati rice need more water than jasmine rice and sticky rice need to Soak in water for more than hours to make it perfect cook. it's not a brand or recipe. it's how to prepare that rice for cooking. also tips for jasmine rice put many cups of rice in the rice cooker as you want but 2 cup is good for 2 people and then use your 1 knuckle for the water level measure from the top of the rice not the bottom of the pot. if that time it cooked soke, lower the level from you knuckle. if it dry rising the water. that is how my mom told me how to cook and use the rice cooker.

Correct, if anyone wants their rice on sticky side and fluff more then 2-3 times is enough for me I prefer on the grainy side so I washed it until it's clear. What you can do in more traditional way to make it really perfect is by streaming the rice for 10 minutes after its done cooking then break it up and move it to rice cooker for continuous warming/heating

team claw hands and 2 rinse here too 🖐

Samee

Same!

wang gang!!

Hey Chris you are here too 🤪, just kidding 👍🙂

LOL this is so accurate!! That’s what I do sometimes too! 😂😂😂

@@Jeanelleats both are actullay correct. I learned from Ninong Ry that it depends on how you want your rice to turn out once cooked. If you want buhaghag rice for biryani, or fried rice, wash it multiple times. The white color is the starch, which makes it sticky or malagkit. The more you wash it, the more buhaghag it becomes. But if you want fluffy rice that sticks a bit more, only wash it twice.

@@DannahSB 🤯

Same. I can confirm my rice is water better now🥺👌

I am 12 and I am learning Japanese and Japan culture so it’s good to know that! Thank you

I've tried until clear, not washing at all, and 2-3 times. I really can't tell the difference.

@@kornbread435 varies on the type of rice...some types and brands can be really starchy

that is a huge waste of water for nor reason. also why would you not want your rice to be sticky? if you have rice that is all lose and falling apart into individual pieces that would be hard to eat with chopstick.

same 😭

If you dont wash rice you leave all the arsenic in the rice the washing is to clean it and make it safe for consumption

@@texstone3668 uh huh.... Gotta source?

OH…

Ur joking right?

They wash their rice and so do we✊🏾 wash it Vigorously to the water runs clear

@@karendouglas1688 im from Argentina and we dont wash rice. At least no one ive met

@@sierrarose8727 I’ve never heard of anyone in Mexico doing it either

@@sierrarose8727 well a lot of my friends are Mexican and they wash their rice🤷🏾‍♀️

@@karendouglas1688 I’m Mexican and we don’t wash it, it really just depends on the family. personally it doesn’t bother me, it’s the way I grew up eating rice

Yup definitely. The moment I saw the rice in her video , I was like what are those , they seem like beads more than rice . Than I came to realize that the way we as Pakistani do it is completely different. First of all , our rice are not round or ovalish , rather they are more longer , we also first put or rice in a bowl of water for about 15 mins for it to get softer and thicker , then we rinse the rice 2-3 times. We also , if making just plain white rice , add salt and oil to it and add it to water in the pot. Then we cook it on low heat with a cover on it. The result is quite different from ur type of rice , our rice don't clump at all , not even a little , rather they stay as separate cooked rice grains . Needless to say , it depends on the area and region

I’m also Filipino and I was taught to wash rice until it runs clear 🤷

Im also Filipino but i wash it till clear or atleast kinda clear But when im rushing i wash it only 2 times :))

🤣🤣🤣🤣

If you want stickier rice it’s good to wash it less it leaves some starch in.

@@Appaddict01 that depends on if you stickier rice or not.

I cant even imagine wasting that much water for no reason at all. where I live water is a precious resource .

It takes off some of the excess starch and makes it cook better

It depends entirely on the cuisine. Some cultures do, some don't. I judge it based on the consistency I want.

Also you really need to depending on the quality. I washed some really cheap rice last week and the stuff that came out made it look like a watered down oreo milkshake. It was really gross looking and it took a while for that water to finally be clear. It tasted normal thankfully.

Y'all are eating crispy rice?💀

sometimes theres bugs in ur raw rice rhat you have to wash out

Lmao 😭

Aw naw😭😭😭

Hahahha

mom aint hesitate at all

How do you "destroy" rice?

@@katiescott8233 most types of rice are brittle.Washing it aggressively could result in the rice getting crushed (sorry for bad English)

@@katiescott8233 It's possible for rice grains that are long like jasmine rice or basmati rice

@@creamist3996 don’t worry it’s perfect

@@booheu9968 There's nothing perfect, the whole english system and grammatical rules are stupid.

I’m Filipino too, but was taught to wash it until it’s clear ^^

Maybe that’s why Filipinos are so short. Cause the rice not washed properly may be affecting their growth.

@@Btt8 it doesnt affect growth!

@@Btt8 You offended our entire country...

@@Ilovekimi I said MAYBE!!! why is it impossible for that to be the case? How can I offend an entire country when they’re not reading my comment?

Good to know thanks!

I was about to wash my rice in the rice cooker, thank you

How?

@@Mattyv7Zojirushi rice makers have a non-stick coating on the inside of the bowl that will break down over time from the abrasion of the rice against the bowl while washing

@@shokthapublik ahhh I see. I don’t know why people don’t just use a sifter. It’s so much easier and faster to wash the rice that way. That’s how I have always done my rice

Update on her health💀

@@tuckerd.graham7246 no clue, and also the friend is a male he literally made the Asian side of me show and I'm a pretty chill person 😂

Soap infused rice 🗿

My sister never helped mum in the kitchen, until she brought a boy home. So she told mum to let her help and not mention how weird it was. Mum put her on washing the salad... She put everything into the sink with HOT water & dish soap. My boyfriend and I had mum remind us of an urgent errand we needed to head out for, so that we headed to the shop to buy new salad veggies. Wish I could say she got better at cooking...

That was probably a joke 🤷🏼‍♀️😖

I'm a Filipino too and my mom also taught me to wash rice that way. I guess its all about different culture.

I'm Indonesian. And me too!! No one taught me how to wash rice when I was a child. But my common senses just saying I should just wash it once or twice

I'm Filipino but I wash our rice until the water's clear since our rice is not as clean as the normal ones.

They say washing it lesser (minimum of 2 times) keeps more nutrients but I dunno lololol

I'm Filipino and my Lola always told me to wash the rice until the water turns clear.

Yeah same

Weird profile pic

Because if they don't have plants, are they supposed to drink them

@Average but the plants I have are small and don’t need a whole pot

I heard it’s also good for your hair if you soak your hair in it

@@shewp rice water is good for so many things. Wash ur hair with it

@@shewp there are many ways to repurpose rice water ☺️ I just mentioned plants cause that's one of the ways I repurpose them. If you don't have plants then of course you won't use it for plants lol. Washing your face, cleaning things, for your hair etc. Plenty of ways to reuse rice water besides watering plants

You don’t wash your rice 😭

@@_.kanye3ast._671 most non Asians don’t 🤷‍♀️

@@_.kanye3ast._671 nope I’m Hispanic and we don’t wash out rice

@@XVI.Vendetta I mean, why would be washing our rice? I don't really see a purpose to it, other than making sushi ain't washing it.

African Americans definitely wash their rice 💀

Oh hell naw that's rancid 💀💀

@i make u cry yeah same except for the go outside part 🤡 i was never taught to wash rice or told play outside 💀 so i’m lazy now 😃

@i make u cry Don't see what rice has to do with covid, but you're lucky man. I caught covid without even leaving my house because my mom is an NHS worker. I was using her keys since I lost mine and found out those were the only thing that hadn't been sterilised before she because she forgot after a long shift. She ended up not catching it because she was constantly washing her hands but because I didn't leave the house, I didn't wash my hands nearly as often. lost my smell and taste for a while and got unbelievably tired. It was like having heat stroke

I've only seen a couple ppl make rice (who I just watched and repeated the same process at home) and I've never washed it and I make rice almost every night with curries and things like jodhpur dal and coconut sauces and lentils, etc. Didn't know it was important.... Still don't understand why. Huh.

@@MrAdryan1603 yeah it’s cause different cultures do it differently I’m Hispanic and we toast the dry rice in oil before adding water, I think the only reason I would wash rice in Hispanic culture is for our rice desserts or something

Yes, in the US rice is fortified by coating it(different methods) so any rinsing can cause the fortified nutrients (and excess starches) to be wash off. I use the rinsed water for my plants.

There’s no such thing as “wash away nutrients” from rice when cleaning it until clear water. My asian mum says you eat it when it’s cooked, during cook it doesnt kill any nutrients too. Rice water can be really dirty during first and second wash because of dirt from production process and factories. Some sheller machines didnt fully clean the inedible hulls.

@@subscribeburntrivers as noted by Tiffles, US rice has pretty heavy regulations and is fortified with a nutrient powder ontop. This is not the case world wide, different countries use different nutrient techniques and production techniques. But US rice (and by extension Canadian rice), is produced to be unwashed. Washing it removes the added nutrients.

@@CFIREKytb newflash rice doesnt have any usefull nutrients. Youre eating dirty rice coated in chemicals lmao

@@Jblah I recommend looking up how rice is produced in the US. Adam Ragusea has a very good video talking to Rice Food Scientists who work with the Rice Farmers in the US to maintain regulations. I trust science over tradition personally, but I do also wash my rice (it helps negate the fact I bought sushi rice for normal food...) Many dishes in southern Europe actually require the rice to be unwashed as well to maintain that extra starch. The idea rice is "dirty" or "covered in chemicals" is from a time before modern standards. Edit: It's called "Rice Fortification" and is done by countries around the world. Places with a culture that washes rice (or does not have as high of safety standards for food production) will use fake rice pieces in the rice so it doesn't get washed away. In places that do not wash rice, they generally use a powder.

Yep

because we don't like sticky rice clear and separate

@@kocho2925 people in the orient who use chopsticks would prefer rice to be sticky so it is easier to grip. Which is not something Indians are concerned about.

@@satyakisil9711 yes and sticky rice also doesn't go with the sabjis we make they just don't taste good together 🤷‍♀️

@@kocho2925 sticky rice doesn't go well with anything Indian. Maybe idlis on sticks can be made with them.

No way, until it's clear. Omg I'm a Filipino and yes you're just saving water but that's not good.

@@lealeeismyname why?

@@lealeeismyname no you shouldnt do it until its clear because it would break and make the rice too fragile

It also depends on how sticky you want the rice to be because that is the starch

Filipino here, we only rinse once Probably to preserve water too lol, but it's still cooked okay so idk

Not really. You need to soak it for hours and cook it in a lot of water that you drain instead of the normal method

Nah. Unless you burn it. But that has nothing to do with washing it.

@@dawniebug784 ohh thanks for the info! I wasn't actually sure if what she said was true but regardless I still follow her instructions

I'm a filipino too, and we wash our rice till the water's clear in our household. To each their own, I guess.

@@ilsavil Yeah, my mom taught me to do it till it's clear, but cooking with other Filipinos as a kitchen helper, the cook told me to do it only three times.

I learned this too! Blended family, so for a while I had Korean family and saw them always wash 3 times. My dad said that clear water makes it not sticky enough, while not washing enough makes it too sticky

Frrr tho lol

I’m sorry what in the white ppl bullshit is this Wash yo damn rice

Hell nahhh😭

It takes off extra starch and bugs in the rice like ants, and other small bugs

@@Myname.__ starch? yes bugs? Very rare but possible

Bye my mom told me to wash rice until it runs clear cause the white stuff that makes the water white is chalk and other dirty stuff. 💀

My mom told me the same thing. But she also added, that rinsing the rice too much will also remove its flavor.

Bro my mom said that too

your mom is wrong, the rice water is only white because of starch

@@hotpikachu starch is nutritional, nutritional means: relating to the process of providing or obtaining the food necessary for health and growth. it adds extra calories necessary for growth and health, there is nothing wrong with what she said. Also in the US rice has some added vitamins in that powder which are also nutritional. Before food was so plentiful people needed all the extra nutrition from the rice they could get so yes the excess starch and (if you live somewhere where your rice is fresh) bugs are indeed nutritious.

Ah ha.🤔

Yup same here. Wash it till the water is clear then the rice is less clumpy or sticky. The grains are loose & defined after fluffing.

It taste better if you wash it clean

@@oliviacharles3316 the filth doesn’t add flavor?

@@ohmygodbecky6829 No, because it's not "filth". It's just excess starch. Probably about 99% of the dirt is removed when the rice is de-hulled.

@@oliviacharles3316 no, it just becomes less sticky.

Aka wrong

My mother taught me not to squeeze the rice because it damages the grain. 😅 Playing with the rice is so fun though too 👍👍😃😃

me tooo soo good

Same, whats the point of washing it for germs if you boul the water to

@@justingonzalez6788 It's not for germs though-

@@justingonzalez6788 That’s not why anyone does it

@@andrewunthank3521 i know but like everything thats in it will just die from boiling

DUNG?! 😂🤣😭😭

@@etvrn3r154 🤣

DUNG 💀

I have found my people 👁👄👁

Same 👁👄👁

Wtf? Have you only been eating rice recently?

@@imthecoolest50 I never wash my rice as well. No need for it.

@@imthecoolest50 you'll get sick. There's lots of different chemicals on rice to keep bugs away from eating them.

@@ronaldklop7473 🤢🤮 how on earth do people not wash rice?

@@ronaldklop7473 wouldn't the rice be bad and yellow If you don't wash it?

I don't think they're married as she mentioned once that Doug's her boyfriend

How do you not get diarrhea? My brother didn't know that he had to wash rice before cooking it. And I gave me diarrhea for days

@@ac9901 really? I've eaten alot of unwashed rice from my MIL. Told her to wash it but she is very white and it's not commonly taught around here. So hers is always super starchy and chalky. Never got diarrhea from that but definitely do when she sneaks butter into stuff🙄 I love her but man the amount of butter she uses... and I'm lactose intolerant. We also use the mahatma rice. I'm sure one that isnt US orgin might have different bacteria and viruses thus needing to be washed very well.

@@annacochran4418 did u just suggest that somehow US rice is cleaner…? How would that be the case? I’ve used rice from everywhere but the US and never been sick. I highly doubt it was rice that gave them diarrhea since it’s in hot water for long periods of time. Probably the way the rice was stored, the other food eaten with the rice or way it was reheated. If rice is more than a day old make sure u fry if or microwave it thoroughly. Reheating rice can easily cause diarrhoea because of how much moisture it holds and how sticky/porous it is. Rice is also extremely rich in dietary fibre too which contributes to looser stool.

@@d3f_b4by79 what I was suggesting is that different areas have different bacteria and sanitation handling. So yes US would be cleaner than some backwoods growing operation. Not all asian orgin rice is full of bacteria but that may be the culprit. Also asian orgin rice has more arsenic and heavy metals.

I did not know people did this haha

The only right answer I have seen. Thank you. The rice type and how you wish the rice to perform make a big difference in how much you should wash the rice. If your rice doesn't matter for the meal then just do what feels right.

That sounds like you're just making it dirtier

I had to learn on my own as well. My parents taught me how to pick up phone and order takeout lol. As a child I would love going to my grandmother's and have actual home cooked meals from my home country. Sadly she passed before I gained my interest in cooking so I could not go to her for advice

Rice contains tons of heavy metals etc. washing rice significantly reduces concentrations of heavy metals. Is it fine ? I mean yea if you enjoy higher levels of cadmium,arsenic, lead and other water soluble heavy metals. We could go into the other reasons but let’s stick to the scientific consensus.

@@zethloveless7238 ehh🤨. Heavy metals you say, last I checked they do not. The companies do dust the rice with vitamins and minerals not heavy metals, as white rice does not contain any due to the removal of its brand and germ. If you did not know, people eat rice quite often and do not wash them, thus those so called heavy metals would show signs of their effects on the body if there was any.

@@dalanosmith5870 you might want to do some research my guy. I literally live where we grow rice. I’m knee deep in fkin rice. It’s not hard to do a quick search to see heavy metals in rice and why washing helps. Rice is the single biggest food source of inorganic arsenic. Washing rice helps to wash away some of the water soluble heavy metals. It really does pay to be educated. Cancer is a mother fucker btw

@@zethloveless7238 If there is heavy metals present in the agriculture industry that deals with rice the rice plant would absorb the heavy metals, thus making it so that washing said rice would be useless. It would be like wash meat that has a lead in it because the animal ate lead whilst still alive. In addition, heavy metals such as lead do not react with water in the way you think, take it with me a former Chemistry student with the highest passing grade awarded by CXC. Additionally, heavy metals areeeee HEAVVVY, so if you were to try to wash them like how the woman did in the video much of it would be trapped by the rice itself before even leaving the buttom of the bowl. And why the hell would you consume something know that it contains such things but instead you just try to wash it? If you know that then press for change via your votes in political elections.

@@dalanosmith5870 it’s funny watching people pretend to be smart about a subject in which they know nothing about. Stay in your lane bro 🤣. You could do some research and dive deeper into the world of rice but your choosing to be ignorant. Bye kiddo.

You Hispanic? A lot of Hispanic rice dishes you don't really need to wash the it like if there's a decent amount of oil.

I'm 53, I was never taught to, told to knew to until the last year or so and that's from watching these reels...has my life changed. Nup

Depends on what your making, Spanish rice/arroz rojo can not get wet before frying so you can’t wash it. It’s fried with oil so any bacteria is killed. But if you just making plain white rice then yes wash it till the water runs some what clear to remove excess starch minimizing the chances of mushy rice.

Your parents are doing it right.

Nothing wrong with unwashed rice! It depends on what you're making with it

@Denise Era Alcantara Did you not even read what he said? It depends on culture. In their country, their rice is being cleaned in the factories. In our poor low tier countries, our rice have dirt, bugs and random shit. We should be more open-minded of our different circumstances and perspectives.

@@icedtohfuu9555 buddy your wash the rice to get the starch off otherwise it doesn’t cook right lmao agreed though ab the culture part

@@Theonlygucc Having the starch in is actually good. Starch gives you energy.

@@icedtohfuu9555 the starch makes the rice stick together. not good for some dishes

@@centrion45 Yes, I know

No friggin' way dude, literally every single Risotto recipe I've ever read has called SPECIFICALLY for cleaned rice, claiming that if it wasn't cleaned, it would not be sticky 💀 Is this why my Risotto always sucks?? Have I been living a lie my whole life????

​@@dokchampa9324 yeah you need unwashed rice for the stickiness. Just cook it straight from the pack and add a bit of water at a time until it's good

What….

Me too... I think I am just out of the loop. To be fair, I am from France and we never eat rice!! I only started cooking rice regularly 2 years ago when I started liking east and south asian cuisine

@@scarasluts same hahaha from Netherlands and we only eat rice with new recipes we found online or something

@@IDK-xe6yg Yup same here, no one eats rice lol i didnt know ur supposed to wash it

@@scarasluts Not really supposed to. It takes very little to grasp. I'm assuming your rice is packaged neatly from the grocery store right? Then washing would only be done to tend to your liking, wash it how you like to control the texture and softness of the rice.

but don't wash your hair too much its gonna dry

Exactly very much agreed

You should do more RU-vid videos

No more product and no more nutrients. In India most of us wash 3 times,it's in the middle and water will be almost clear by the 3rd time and most of the nutrients will be remaining.