I’m not disagreeing. I’m not discerning enough to really know. The starch thing is why they say to rinse, but again, I wonder how distinct a difference it is.

Every cooking show I’ve ever watched, all of the chefs rinsed their rice. I’ll trust the people who attended culinary school.

If only @danielmkim.bsky.social could tell me. He’s the Bluesky cooking expert. Dan!! We have rice questions!

My mom once told me rinsing rice made it fluffier, not sure if that's true, but it's become completely ingrained by now.

Well if your mom says so…

Was "ingrained" intentional? Cause that is a quality rice pun.

I need to blind taste test rice to be convinced at this point in life