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So, this is an odd question and I contacted the company and spoke to a customer service representative who was of no help, other than to say that it may have changed when they changed the name, but there was no one she could verify that with.
So here is the question: I noticed that the package on the Ben's original white rice says "enriched parboiled long grain rice".
My question is, has it always been parboiled and I simply never noticed or is this new? Reason is the cooking instructions seem the same and I am just wondering. TY
Any quick rice has been parboiled, so it's just a matter of truth in advertising and perhaps an FDA requirement now. Rice that has not been parboiled takes a good 30 minutes to cook through versus just bringing the water to a boil, stirring and turning off the burner.
So, this is an odd question and I contacted the company and spoke to a customer service representative who was of no help, other than to say that it may have changed when they changed the name, but there was no one she could verify that with.
So here is the question: I noticed that the package on the Ben's original white rice says "enriched parboiled long grain rice".
My question is, has it always been parboiled and I simply never noticed or is this new? Reason is the cooking instructions seem the same and I am just wondering. TY
It’s always been parboiled as long as I can remember and I’m closing in on 70.
Any quick rice has been parboiled, so it's just a matter of truth in advertising and perhaps an FDA requirement now. Rice that has not been parboiled takes a good 30 minutes to cook through versus just bringing the water to a boil, stirring and turning off the burner.
This is not the quick rice - it is the original which is why I am asking. I am not fond of the quick rice texture.
It’s always been parboiled as long as I can remember and I’m closing in on 70.
I have you by a year and I have no memory of the original being parboiled, but that is why I am asking. I dislike the texture of the quick rice and prefer the original one and was wondering if they changed the process.
Ok, so thank you. Hoping more will weigh in as I have no recollection at all of that word. Could well be that I simply never noticed it. Thank you again.
From what I can see on the package, the Uncle Ben's original long grain white rice is cooked by simmering 20 minutes on the stove top and then letting it stand 5 minutes. https://www.amazon.com/UNCLE-Origina...532308-7535766
That's actually the same suggested stovetop cooking time for Carolina Rice long grain white rice, so I dunno. I don't think that this Carolina rice is parboiled. https://www.amazon.com/Carolina-Enri.../dp/B0005ZV1GC
I have you by a year and I have no memory of the original being parboiled, but that is why I am asking. I dislike the texture of the quick rice and prefer the original one and was wondering if they changed the process.
Ok, so thank you. Hoping more will weigh in as I have no recollection at all of that word. Could well be that I simply never noticed it. Thank you again.
I did a google image search and it shows parboiled on the Uncle Ben’s long grain converted rice. And I specifically looked for the Uncle Ben’s labels.
From what I can see on the package, the Uncle Ben's original long grain white rice is cooked by simmering 20 minutes on the stove top and then letting it stand 5 minutes. https://www.amazon.com/UNCLE-Origina...532308-7535766
That's actually the same suggested stovetop cooking time for Carolina Rice long grain white rice, so I dunno. I don't think that this Carolina rice is parboiled. https://www.amazon.com/Carolina-Enri.../dp/B0005ZV1GC
Confused by the 20 minutes stove top cook time. I have long cooked "regular white rice" (Mahatma) on the stovetop until the two cups water to 1 cup rice boils. I stir for a few seconds, cover and remove from the heat. Within a few minutes it's absorbed all water and is ready to eat.
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