white rice

noun

|Updated on: 13 Jun 2018

Definition of white rice

: rice from which the hull and bran have been removed by milling

Recent Examples of white rice from the Web

For breakfast, Makahiki guests can try loco moco, a Hawaiian specialty that includes a mini hamburger served on white rice and topped with a poached egg and brown gravy (somebody alert the cholesterol police).

— arthur levine, USA TODAY, "Disney’s Hawiian resort Aulani offers a melting pot of dining options," 8 June 2018
Maybe a pot of steamed white rice or some cabbage slaw.

— alex delany, Bon Appetit, "Chicken Wing Dinner: A Rent Week Winner," 4 May 2018
For a heartier spin on Jewish penicillin, add egg noodles, white rice, or kreplach, dumplings made with ground beef and onion, to the chicken broth for $1.

— samantha nelson, RedEye Chicago, "10 soups to get you through flu season in Chicago," 24 Jan. 2018
Tex-Mex Stuffed Cabbage An enticing contrast of sweet and spicy, this Southwestern-style cabbage is made with ground turkey, onion, chili powder, brown sugar, tomato sauce, white rice, raisins and cumin.

— womansday.com staff, Woman's Day, "10 Scrumptious Stuffed Foods," 5 Aug. 2010
Heloise Dear Heloise: Store paring knives, blade down, on the countertop in a clear glass filled with uncooked white rice.

— Houston Chronicle, "Not the place to go!," 25 May 2018
In fact, some folks take this argument so far as to recommend refined grain products (like white bread and white rice) over their whole grain counterparts.

— katherine pett, SELF, "Why Are People Suddenly Saying That Whole Grains Are Bad for Your Gut?," 9 May 2018
The Chicken Power Bowl at Backbone Café has free-range chicken in mahogany sauce, topped with organic mint and feta cheese over white rice and organic roasted vegetables.

— kate washington, sacbee, "With a Burning Man vibe, Backbone Café taps into the current 'clean-eating' craze | The Sacramento Bee," 27 Apr. 2018
My education was fueled by white rice with a spoonful of ginger-scallion sauce.

— francis lam, New York Times, "Caramelized-Scallion Sauce Will Never Go Viral (But It Should)," 8 May 2018

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