Comment by ryao
6 months ago
> Assuming you're using waste water, which most people won't.
My household (in the US) uses water from cooking rice to water plants, but I cannot imagine many UK households cook rice to be able to do that.
6 months ago
> Assuming you're using waste water, which most people won't.
My household (in the US) uses water from cooking rice to water plants, but I cannot imagine many UK households cook rice to be able to do that.
How? When I use water to cook rice, the rice absorbs that water. That's kind of how you know it's done. How much water are you using when cooking rice that there's some left over to use in the plants?
The "standard" method used by East Asians is to wash the rice several times until water is clear before cooking. This waste water is said to be good to water plants with and accounts for most of the water needed.
Interesting. I was unaware of that being a thing. Is there any point/benefit to that?
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Rather than the absorption method, the rice can be cooked in a larger volume of water and then poured through a sieve once it's cooked.