Can I still cook rice after soaking it overnight?

Normally when cooking rice, everyone washes the rice with clean water and then starts cooking, but some people like to soak the rice first. But is it still possible to cook rice after soaking it overnight? Rice does need to be soaked before cooking, usually for more than thirty minutes. This will make the cooked rice more fragrant and nutritious. However, whether rice that has been soaked overnight can be used for cooking depends on whether it has deteriorated. If the temperature is not high, there is no problem.

Do you usually soak rice in water before cooking? I believe many people's answer is yes, because at least the dust on the surface needs to be removed. Some scientists point out that rice not only needs to be soaked, but soaking it for a long time can also be beneficial to health.

A study in the UK pointed out that soaking raw rice overnight before cooking can effectively remove arsenic from the rice grains, avoiding cancer, diabetes and heart disease that may be caused by long-term intake of arsenic.

Scientists have conducted research and found that by soaking rice overnight and then steaming it, the arsenic content can be reduced by up to 80%. Arsenic is contained in chemical products such as pesticides. Compared with other crops, arsenic is more easily absorbed by rice grains. After humans eat it, it may remain in the body and may cause various diseases in the long run.

Rice and flour are rich in B vitamins, which have a good regulating effect on the human nervous system. If rice is soaked in water for too long before being scrubbed, the nutrients in the rice will easily be lost. Studies have shown that if the human body lacks too much vitamin B1, it is easy to develop athlete's foot.

Therefore, when washing rice, it is best not to soak the rice for a while before washing it. At the same time, simply rinse it when washing, and do not rub it with your hands. Scrubbing techniques can easily aggravate the loss of nutrients in rice and easily transfer bacteria from your hands to the rice. Generally speaking, after washing twice, if there is no obvious floating object above the water surface, it is almost done.

However, the quality of rice cannot be guaranteed at present, so Professor Jiang recommends simply washing the rice before cooking. The key is to choose high-quality rice.

Rice water can be used to wash your face, which is a beauty secret that many women have learned from their ancestors. Indeed, rice washing water contains some starch, protein, vitamins and other nutrients, which can break down oil on the face, lighten pigments and prevent the appearance of fat particles. If you wash your face and hands with rice water for a long time, your skin will become smooth. However, the added ingredients of rice are complex and the quality of rice water is difficult to guarantee. Therefore, women with sensitive skin and redness should try not to wash their faces with rice water to avoid skin allergies.

Reminder: Tap water contains a lot of chlorine. During the cooking process, the chlorine in the water will destroy the vitamin B1 in the rice, greatly reducing the nutritional mechanism of the rice. Therefore, using clean, more permeable small molecular hydrogen water to cook rice can better extract the nutrients in the rice; at the same time, the thermal conductivity of hydrogen water is excellent, which can shorten the cooking time and save energy. Of course, washing your face and hands with reduced hydrogen rice water can make your skin smoother and more hydrated.