### food | rice:

Brown rice
* Most brown rice is grown by farmers selling to mills that mainly make white rice out of it.
* consists mainly of the embryo and endosperm.
* contains naturally occurring rice bran oil
  - slightly more nutrients than white rice, as the following comparison shows
* does retain the grain's bran, which gives it a nutty flavor and texture.
* has a shorter shelf life because of the oil in the bran layer
  - five times more Vitamin E and three times more magnesium
* is brown
  - dehulled whole grain, has more vitamins and oil than polished white rice
  - higher in fiber than refined white rice
  - made up of the whole kernel and is one of the most nutritious forms of rice
  - more nutritious than white rice
  - recommended by health advocates as a means of vitamins and minerals
  - rich in methionine, which is needed to make free-radical fighting enzymes
* is the entire grain with only the inedible outer husk removed
  - least processed form of rice
  - only whole-grain rice
  - quintessential natural food
  - unpolished rice left over after the kernels have been removed
* snap to make in the microwave.
* takes one and one half to two times longer to cook than white rice.
* whole food
+ Rice:
  * Rice contains a lot of carbohydrates. There are different kinds of rice. Brown rice is rice that has only had the outer layer removed. It contains more fibre than normal rice, which is called white rice.

Glutinous rice
* is boiled after being placed inside packets made of traingular-shaped leaves
  - popular in Japan
  - slightly sweet and found in desserts like coconut sweet rice
  - sweet, sticky, short grained, and it's used widely in Asia
* tends to be white and opaque and is very sticky when cooked.

Rice farming
* dominates the agricultural sector of Nepal, which itself dominates the economy.
* is also risky, with most farmers growing only one crop a year.

Sticky rice
* can be black or white, short or long grain Very sticky when boiled.
* is served with boiled vegetables, nam phrik oong and soups or curries
  - the active ingredient in poltergeist poultices
  - their staple food

Wet rice
* is grown in the lowlands, and dry rice and corn are farmed in the mountainous areas
  - dry rice and corn are farmed in the upland areas
  - their staple food, especially sticky rice
* produces two crops a years instead of one.

### food | rice:

White rice
* Most white rice is enriched with B vitamins like folic acid, and iron
  - enriched, giving it a nutritional value similar to brown rice
* Some white rice has endosperms.
* is actually brown rice that has been polished.
* is brown rice that is milled to remove the outer bran layers
  - with the nutrient-rich bran removed
  - good for light soups with subtle flavors
  - high in carbohydrates but low in protein or vitamins
  - made by removing the nutrient rich outer coating of brown rice
  - nutritionally inferior to brown rice
* keeps well at room temperature.
* means rice that is obtained by removing bran from cargo non-glutinous rice.
* serves as a sharp counterpoint to the spiciness and heat of Indonesian food.

Rich food
* Most rich food contains essential vitamins
  - improves health
* can cause sudden pancreatitis or bloat.

Salty food
* Some salty food increases blood.
* are especially prone to microbial contamination due to their high water activity.
* can raise blood pressure, a danger for people with diabetes.
* decrease the effect of dehydration.
* increase fluid retention.