Rice: Varieties, Storage, Preparation, Use

[lindag]

6 minutes ago, Darienne said:

I'm going to try it.  Just for fun if nothing else.

I'm afraid that the look of it once sprouted would completely turn me off.

The word 'wormlike' comes to mind.

Edited August 10, 2022 by lindag (log)

[ElsieD]

The pictures I could find just show a little tail coming out of the grain.  Iy looks as though the sprouts just peek out from the grains.

[Katie Meadow]

I rinse my short grain Japanese Sushi rice thoroughly. I don't rinse carnaroli, and perhaps I should pick through it more carefully than I do. I also don't wash basmati, but I use local CA Lundgren basmati and it always seems very clean. I don't know if my reasoning is sound but I would be pretty surprised to learn that Lundgren uses night soil or keeps their rice in anything but clean facilities.  As for RG beans, never have I seen such pristine beans. I do pick through them, not terribly carefully at this point since I never find any stones or dirt in them. They do get a rinse before soaking.

[JoNorvelleWalker]

4 hours ago, ElsieD said:

 

Thanks for that.  I wonder if anyone has ever bothered with GABA rice.  @JoNorvelleWalker maybe?

 

Brown rice is something I do not care for.

 

However for brown rice fans, Zojirushi has a GABA setting.  Note:  one does not buy expensive special GABA rice to use with the Zojirushi.  You use regular whole grain brown rice, and the Zojirushi sprouts it.  Or so I understand.  As mentioned I have never tried it.

 

[ElsieD]

5 minutes ago, JoNorvelleWalker said:

 

Brown rice is something I do not care for.

 

However for brown rice fans, Zojirushi has a GABA setting.  Note:  one does not buy expensive special GABA rice to use with the Zojirushi.  You use regular whole grain brown rice, and the Zojirushi sprouts it.  Or so I understand.  As mentioned I have never tried it.

 

 

The Zo sprouts it?

[JoNorvelleWalker]

1 minute ago, ElsieD said:

 

The Zo sprouts it?

 

That is my understanding.  I may not be the best one to ask.

 

[ElsieD]

14 minutes ago, JoNorvelleWalker said:

 

That is my understanding.  I may not be the best one to ask.

 

I just found this on Forbes:

 

 

"So far, my favorite setting on the NP-NVC10/18 is the GABA setting. GABA rice is basically germinated brown rice. By holding the rice at a low temperature for an extended period of time before cooking it the level of gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) increases. Substantial intake of GABA has been shown have a number of health benefits including: lower blood pressure, improved brain functions, healthier kidneys, stress relief and many more. But who has time to sprout rice? The GABA setting on the Zojirushi holds brown rice at 104 degrees for two hours before cooking it, making healthier rice dirt simple. Set the programmable timer on the machine and it will be ready just in time for dinner."

[chromedome]

13 hours ago, Alex said:

It's just sprouted rice with an ostensibly catchy name. My rice cooker bowl has a marking for it.

 

GABA Gabba Hey!

 

 

 

That was my first thought, too.

 

[liamsaunt]

My rice cooker is a Zojirushi but it does not have a GABA setting.  I had never even heard of GABA rice before reading the end of this thread!  That said my rice cooker is at least 10 years old.  It does have lots of settings I have never tried, like semibrown rice.

[Annie_H]

I've been making various sprouted grain breads for years. First I've heard of GABA as well. 

It is basically a plant when sprouted. Every grain/seed has a germ, the embryo. surrounded by the endosperm--its suitcase full of nutrients to assist in feeding the germ to help it sprout once moisture is added. 

sprouted grains explained

Took this pic last night. The grass looking greens are wheat berries grown as micro greens next to some pea shoots. Completely different nutrient profile than the dried seeds/grains. For breads I just look for small tails, 24-36 hours, then blendered into a slurry. 

 

 

[Annie_H]

A few of the breads made with sprouted grains. Very old pic.