uncooked rice

Pantry staple, hard

Uncooked rice is rice in its dry, hard state before being boiled or steamed.

The distinction matters in recipes, where cooked rice roughly doubles in volume: One cup of uncooked rice yields about two cups cooked.

Raw rice is synonymous.

Related

cereal · arborio · nourishment · carbohydrate · bulk bin · dry measure · jasmine · biryani · basmati · paella · foodstuff · grain storage · threshing · indica · intact · kheer · idli · arroz con pollo

Opposites
preparation state

uncooked ricecooked rice

Grain after boiling

steamed rice · fried rice · pilaf · risotto · congee

Family

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Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G