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edible raw rice

mjfaeriemjfaerie
in Food Preparation

hey everyone out there… I was curious on rice. What types of rice is edible when soaked? Is there rice out there that can be soaked and eaten? I am craving rice, be it that I am asian. I have been very good at staying away from cooked rice. Any suggestions on what I could buy and soak to satisfy my craving?

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  • mjfaeriemjfaerie

    Thanks guys. Deasmiles, I too uses cauliflower when in need. Nthmost, thanks for all your options. How do you know if brown rice is fresh? I will look for wheatberries at specialty markets.

  • mjfaeriemjfaerie

    What about aquatic seeds? Anyone know any info on that?

  • mishmishmishmish

    Hello. Omg MJFaerie, thats exactly what i’ve been having issues with—craving RICE!!! Its becoming very challenging to stay away from cooked rice, especially since i cook it alot for my family. I could say i’ve done alot with experimenting with rice and rice substitutes. Heres what i can say about just regular brown rice- I’ve soaked it for over 24hours, drained it,covered with paper towel and kept rinsing it regularly, and believe it or not it actually sprouted. It took several days, but it did. You gotta keep it in a warmish place. I’ve also soaked wild rice for 24 hours and put it in a salad. Whole wild rice also sprouts. As far as eating it, thats another story. It really isnt all that, for me at least.Its still hardish and , well i dont know. Just not a big fan. My mom has made Meditteranean Dolmas with soaked brown rice, and they were ok. I’ve processed turnips to use as rice in nori rolls, and that was ok. Same with cauliflower. I like what Deasmiles says about the cauliflower & salt & oil etc! I think im gonna try that. OH! What i liked as a rice substitute is soaked barley. I felt it was chewy like rice and the flavor wasn’t too bad. I put that in nori rolls, dolmas, and spanish rice recipe and liked it. You should try that, you might like it as a replacement. It had a good texture and goes well in recipes. I used both pearled and hulled. The hulled i sprouted (the pearled doesent sprout). All in all, like yourself mjfaerie, despite all the cooked rice around me, I’ve been very good about staying away from it! Even so much as a taste! I admit though, latley its been killing me! :(

  • mjfaeriemjfaerie

    Mishmish, I will try barley and brown rice. The cravings are intense at times but preserverance gets me thru. Thank you.

  • barosebarose

    I had soaked red rice recently and it was really good. I had none of the stomach upsets and blow outs I normally get eating grains. :)

  • VeganOfThePeopleVeganOfThePeople Raw Newbie

    I would venture a guess that the craving for rice is due to dampness in your digestive system. The grains can help dry this dampness out, hence your craving for rice. As the posters above say, you can try soaked wheatberries and buckwheat, among other things. I show how to soak buckwheat in one of my videos.

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