Surprising Benefits of Rice Water, Many People Don’t Know They’re Wasting It

Since ancient times, people have used rice washing water for beauty purposes. Rice washing water has been proven to contain many amino acids, vitamin B, and antioxidants that help make the skin smooth, soft, bright, and prevent aging.

In fact, besides its skincare benefits, rice washing water also has many other uses that not everyone knows.

Washing fruits and vegetables

You can use rice washing water to clean fruits and vegetables. Add a little salt to the rice washing water and soak the fruits and vegetables in it for about 15 minutes. The rice washing water combined with salt will help remove dirt and harmful substances on the surface of the fruits and vegetables. Afterwards, you can take out the fruits and vegetables and rinse them 2-3 times with clean water.

Reducing saltiness in dried fish

Dried fish is often seasoned with salt for preservation. Before cooking, you need to rinse the dried fish to reduce its saltiness. Soak the dried fish in rice washing water to help reduce the saltiness and fishy smell. After soaking the dried fish in rice washing water, you can take out the fish and rinse it again with clean water before cooking.

Detoxifying arrowroot

Fresh arrowroot contains natural toxins. Therefore, before cooking, you need to soak arrowroot in water to dissolve these toxins. Instead of soaking arrowroot in normal water, you can use rice washing water. Soaking arrowroot in rice washing water for about 15-20 minutes will help detoxify the arrowroot and prevent the intoxication when consuming arrowroot.

Detoxifying bamboo shoots

Fresh bamboo shoots contain cyanide. Consuming a large amount of this substance can lead to poisoning. Before cooking bamboo shoots, you need to soak bamboo shoots in water, boil them to remove the toxins. One of the methods to detoxify bamboo shoots is to use rice washing water. You can boil the bamboo shoots 2-3 times and then soak them in rice washing water for 2 days (change the rice washing water twice a day) to detoxify the bamboo shoots before cooking.

Cleaning the sliminess and fishy smell of fish

When cooking fish, you can use rice washing water to wash the fish. This method effectively cleans the sliminess and eliminates the fishy smell of the fish.

Soaking shellfish in rice washing water, adding a few slices of fresh chili, will help the shellfish release sand and sliminess quickly.