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White rice

白米

和胃補中

Everyday polished rice. In the first days after a birth it is usually cooked as congee, simmered until the grains break down and go soft, and only later eaten as rice or fried rice.

TCM properties

Nature · neutral　Flavour · sweet　Meridians · spleen、stomach

Traditional food therapy

In food therapy white rice settles the stomach and supplements the middle; it is the gentlest of the staples.

Cautions: read first

People with diabetes should watch the portion and how it is cooked.
For congee use plenty of water and simmer until the grains burst.

Preparation

Rinse two or three times until the water runs clear; for congee use roughly one part rice to ten parts water.

Origin

The Riverina in New South Wales is the main Australian growing area, alongside imported Thai and Japanese rice. A supermarket staple, with more varieties at Asian grocers