Did You Know – Broken Rice
Have you ever heard of Broken Rice? It was a new kind of rice, for me, as I had never seen it in the grocery store but to be honest I never looked either. I had to do a little research to see what it is exactly. I was expecting it to be something really different.
According to Wikipedia, broken rice is fragments of rice grains, broken in the field, during drying, during transport, or during milling. Mechanical separators are used to separate the broken grains from the whole grains and sort them by size. Broken rice is fragmented, not defective; so there is nothing wrong with it.
Because the rice is broken, it will most likely cook quicker, absorb your sauce better, be less firm and more of a mushy texture.
So there you have it, it is just rice that is broken and sold as is. I was disappointed it wasn’t something more but now I know. Do you have any input about Broken Rice?
The picture above is Stir Fried Scallops with Vegetables.
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I guess waste not, want not totally applies here.
This dish looks great, broken rice or not.
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Awe thank you JC!
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I’ve never heard of it but I can relate to the idea that our brokenness allows us to absorb what’s around us and maybe it’s what gives us our unique flavor. Love this, I’ll check it out next time I go food shopping! Amazing the things I don’t know. Hugs, C
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I love it too Cheryl! We will just keep making our brains bigger and bigger with what we keep learning! 🤣
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I certainly like the idea of using something that would be tossed away because it was not perfect!
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I agree Dorothy!
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TBH I’d never heard of it before Diane
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New to me too Sheree.
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I’m surprised as you’re a positive fount of knowledge
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When the lockdowns first happened, we got a lot of broken rice, but I don’t think it was on purpose! Nothing wrong with it though, tasted just fine 😊
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Maybe it was because all the whole rice was gone and that’s all they had to offer? Same taste so I wouldn’t mind.
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Yes, that was most likely the case. I’m just glad we got groceries at all 🤗
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I agree!
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Good to know! I didn’t know about it either.
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Great for absorbing sauces I’m sure!
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Reblogged this on Ned Hamson's Second Line View of the News.
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Thank you for the reblog Ned!
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Well, wh
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New to me Mitzy!
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Interesting. I didn’t know what this was before reading. I can imagine for some sticky Asian desserts the broken properties helps in getting that desired “mushy” … Texture.
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All the recipes I saw it used with were Vietnamese recipes.
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Ah that is interesting. Never tried Vietnamese 🙂
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New to me. But then, I am not what you would call “sophisticated” anyhow!
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You and me both Karla!
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💜 “Broken Rice” is a bit like people EveryOne; damaged yet still useful
…💛💚💙…
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Awe I love that!💕
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Wow never heard of it – I learn so much from your blog 🙂
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You always make it so much fun to share, thank you Tierney! Guess what my MIL gave me? The hot chocolate bomb mold. I wanted to make them over the weekend as my granddaughter was here but I wasn’t feeling up to it. If I survive I might try it in 2 weeks when all 3 grandkids will be here.
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Oh there might be hot chocolate bombs in your future! Hope you feel better!
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Thank you so much Tierney!
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Looks great!
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Thank you so much!
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I do have a general rice question or two for you. On the boxes of white, long grain rice, it clearly says not to rinse the rice first before cooking. Yet most recipes call for washing the rice first. What gives? I never have. Plus, they say to keep the rice cold after cooking if you aren’t using it immediately. Is this true? Again, I never have but have started to since I read this tidbit. Thanks!
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As for rinsing the rice I feel it is a personal preference. I never rinse my white rice. I feel by not rinsing it, it leaves it more sticky if that makes sense, and that’s the way I like my white rice. I don’t like brown rice so I never tried it with that. Wild rice I always rinse because it just seems to need it. I use wild rice in soup so I don’t want it sticking together. I completely agree with keeping unused cooked rice in the refrigerator to keep bacteria from forming. My husband used to be a health inspector and I know all the horror stories about bacteria in food. I hope this helped!
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Never heard of this before! But maybe I already bought it without knowing, because my rice sometimes comes out mushy … or no wait, I’m probably just doing it wrong 😅.
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Overcooking rice can also make it mushy. My rice always has broken pieces in it. What so they expect the sell it in a bag. 🤣
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That’s very interesting, I had not heard of it before either.
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Even at my age I keep learning new things.
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Me too and I love to learn new things too !
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There are so many different types of rice, but I have not heard of broken rice.
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New to me too Mary!
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Sounds interesting.
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Something that was new to me!
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That was interesting Diane – I like these food info tidbits you give to us. I used to use white or brown rice in the crockpot with the veggies, etc., all the time, then read that after one or two days it could cause mold on the rice, so I quit using rice.
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Interesting I never heard that Linda. However, I did read that rice kept in the plastic bag, unopened, will last for at least 10 years.
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That’s amazing – I never knew that Diane!
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