PrimalChrome
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Re:Why is it important to rinse or wash? - 2005/04/29 01:11
can get rid of the excess starch in the rice. You want to keep some, but want to rinse most away. I usually do a 10 minute soak followed by 2 or 3 rinsings.
For lentils (and other beans), the soak helps get rid of the chemicals that cause excess gas to build up in your digestive system. Some recommendations are to soak overnight, but I generally soak for 2 hours then do a couple rinses. Cooking beans with epazote is supposed to help rememdy this problem as well.
Also with lentils and other beans, you want to make sure you`ve gotten rid of all the foreign particles (rocks, etc) that get collected with the beans.
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