polished rice
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of polished rice
First recorded in 1920–25
Example Sentences
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Their fellow tenants now share the roasted-chestnut-and-mushroom perfume of Aspergillus oryzae, or koji, growing on steamed, polished rice.
From New York Times ● Mar. 2, 2018
Today, we know why the polished rice caused problems.
From Slate ● Mar. 6, 2015
The Department of Agriculture estimates that on average arsenic levels are 10 times as high in rice bran as in polished rice.
From New York Times ● Apr. 18, 2014
They are protected by import tariffs in excess of 700 percent for polished rice.
From Reuters ● Mar. 14, 2011
The vitamines of rice and other cereals are removed with the bran; hence an exclusive diet of polished rice gives rise to beriberi.
From Northern Nut Growers Association, Report of the Proceedings at the Seventh Annual Meeting Washington, D. C. September 8 and 9, 1916. by Northern Nut Growers Association
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