But if you read the article you’d have seen that prewashing to remove starch makes no difference. That’s literally the point of this article.
“Culinary experts claim pre-washing rice reduces the amount of starch coming from the rice grains. … Contrary to what chefs will tell you, this study showed the washing process had no effect on the stickiness (or hardness) of the rice.”
And traditionally it was washed for cleanliness. The new wash to remove starch is a modern concept some people clearly started to say to sound smart with no evidence or science and it took off.
Read the article
But if you read the article you’d have seen that prewashing to remove starch makes no difference. That’s literally the point of this article.
“Culinary experts claim pre-washing rice reduces the amount of starch coming from the rice grains. … Contrary to what chefs will tell you, this study showed the washing process had no effect on the stickiness (or hardness) of the rice.”
And traditionally it was washed for cleanliness. The new wash to remove starch is a modern concept some people clearly started to say to sound smart with no evidence or science and it took off. Read the article
I read the article. Why I mentioned it wasn’t for cleanliness.
But then you answered it’s to remove starch?
Well whatever it does there is a significant and noticeable difference between washed and unwashed rice.
This article is either wrong in what it’s measuring or has measured it incorrectly.
You just say whatever you want to move the goalpost, instead of just admitting you’re wrong, huh?
You do remove starch my washing it. The article says it doesn’t create less sticky rice.