"Ophelia" > wrote in message
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>> Asians would be surprised to learn that some Westerners don't wash their
>> rice before cooking. It's just not in my DNA to follow that practice.
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> But washing the rice gets rid of that cloudy stuff with bits in ... yes?

If it is in there. Not all rice has that and not all needs to be washed.