Making rice with only cold water is foolish: Follow this method to make fragrant and sticky rice that you won’t get tired of eating.

White rice is a familiar dish of Vietnamese people in particular and Asians in general. White rice is nutritious with plenty of vitamins that help the human body have enough nutrients for studying and working. However, the thousand-year tradition of our people is to cook rice with tap water. But today, let’s try cooking rice with one of these things. You will have a completely different delicious rice, the more you eat, the more addictive it becomes.

Add vinegar to the rice cooker

Many people worry that adding vinegar to the rice will make it sour, but in reality, just add 1 tablespoon. Vinegar will make the rice whiter and less sticky. In addition, the vinegar will evaporate when the rice boils, ensuring that the rice is soft and fragrant.

Add salt when rinsing the rice

During the rice rinsing process, try adding a pinch of salt to help remove any odor from the rice, making the flavor of the rice more delicate.

Add a few drops of cooking oil

Add a small amount of olive oil or sesame oil to the rice, then cook it will make the rice shiny, soft, and much more delicious. This is the method that the Japanese people have used to create attractive rice bowls. However, you need to note that you should not add oil after the rice is cooked as it will make the rice oily and the smell of oil will rise, making it difficult to eat.

Add 1-2 ice cubes

When cooking rice, if you want your rice to be delicious and attractive, after soaking the rice, you can add a few small ice cubes, let it sit for about 15 minutes, then cook as usual. The reason is that the cold ice cubes will slow down the rice’s water absorption process, making the rice softer and more delicious. Besides, the ice cubes also increase the amount of amino acids and prevent the decomposition of sweet substances in the rice, helping the rice retain its natural fragrance and bring out a great flavor, making your rice more delicious and appealing.

In addition, you should also know these tips before and after cooking rice:

Choose good rice for cooking

– First, to cook good rice, you definitely need to choose clean, high-quality, seasonal, and delicious rice. Good rice means fresh rice, so choose rice by season, do not buy rice that has been stored for a long time because they will lose their nutrients, lose their natural sweetness, and no longer have the original fragrance.

– When choosing rice, choose rice with even, round, and shiny grains. Do not choose rice that is broken, rotten, and has a yellow or black color because that is spoiled rice, stored for a long time. Do not choose rice that is too white or has a silver belly because it may be bleached rice or rubbed too carefully, causing the rice bran layer on the outside to be removed.

– Rice must have a gentle aroma, you will smell a faint fragrance and no musty or strange smell.

– You can taste check the rice to know if it is good or not. Put a grain of rice in your mouth and chew it, if the rice has a slight sweetness, you can feel the powdery texture, and a pleasant aroma, then it is good rice.