converted rice

noun

1. white rice prepared from brown rice that has been pressure-steamed to enable the nutrients within the bran to be absorbed by the starchy endosperm before the rice is dried and milled.
2. parboiled rice.

Example Sentences

“It is not a cookbook for ingredient purists — recipes call for packaged items like Pepperidge Farm Very Thin white bread and Uncle Ben’s Original Converted Rice,” Margaux Laskey wrote in a Times review.

From Washington Post

And in the business world, such racist symbology affects monetary value as well; in 2020, the brand Aunt Jemima reduces the value of her pancake mix, just as Uncle Ben’s lessens the value of his “converted rice,” whatever that is.

From Washington Post

Each one takes surprisingly long to cook if you’re use to par-boiled or converted rice.

From Forbes

Husk developed a proprietary technology that cost-effectively converted rice husks into electricity.

From Washington Post

The town of Dien Bien Phu, with a population of about 4,000, is bustling as workers put finishing touches on exhibits in the new war museum, a converted rice warehouse filled with battle memorabilia, including bullet-riddled French helmets.

From Time Magazine Archive