instant rice
Precooked dried grain
Instant rice is rice that has been precooked and dehydrated, allowing it to be prepared in just a few minutes with boiling water.
The processing sacrifices some texture and flavor for convenience: I keep instant rice in the pantry for busy weeknights.
Also called minute rice.
- rehydrationReplacing lost water
- quick cookingRapid food preparation
- ready-to-eatRequiring no cooking
- parboilingPartially cooking in water
- pre-packagedSealed before sale
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- Ricebasmati, jasmine, arborio, indica, japonica
- carbsflour, pasta, bread, oatmeal, noodles
- convenience foodfrozen dinner, TV dinner, microwave dinner, ready meal, hot pocket
- convenience foodsfrozen pizza, microwave meals, TV dinners, ready meals, meal kits
- grainswheat, oats, barley, corn, maize
- pantry staplescereal, canned soup, pasta, beans, lentils
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