Have to admit, unless it says on the packet to wash the rice first (which I've never seen) I don't! I'm still alive and kicking, so I guess whatever starch and nutrients or processing there was in what I ate didn't kill me. (Not fond of rice so haven't consumed mountains of the stuff anyway).
If I was buying it from a sack in a souq THEN I would, but not the pre-packed stuff. Although, strangely enough, I always rinse lentils, other pulses etc and burghal (cracked wheat) even though I buy that pre-packed - you can see the water cloud and bits 'n pieces you don't want float to the top, so I rinse until it looks clear.
Have to admit, unless it says on the packet to wash the rice first (which I've never seen) I don't! I'm still alive and kicking, so I guess whatever starch and nutrients or processing there was in what I ate didn't kill me. (Not fond of rice so haven't consumed mountains of the stuff anyway).
If I was buying it from a sack in a souq THEN I would, but not the pre-packed stuff. Although, strangely enough, I always rinse lentils, other pulses etc and burghal (cracked wheat) even though I buy that pre-packed - you can see the water cloud and bits 'n pieces you don't want float to the top, so I rinse until it looks clear.
But what do I know ...