Information about Parboil

Parboil is an action which refers to partially boiling food in water before it is finished cooking using another method. When something has been parboiled it has been partially cooked; that is, subjected to boiling for a brief period of time. To be parboiled can also mean to be subjected to uncomfortable heat.

The etymology of the word includes influences from the Middle English parboilen meaning to boil partly and the Old French parboillir meaning to boil thoroughly. These words in turn are derived from Late Latin. The meaning of the word is apparently caused by confusion of par- with part-.

The word is often used when referring to parboiled rice. Parboiling can also be used for removing poisonous or foul-tasting substances from foodstuffs, such as removing gyromitrin from false morels.

As a unit operation in chemical engineering, parboiling is the same as extraction or leaching.

Parboiled rice

Raw rice or paddy is dehusked by using steam. This steam also partially boils the rice while dehusking. This process generally changes the colour of rice from white to a bit reddish. This type of rice is eaten in districts of Dakshina kannada and Udupi and most parts of Tamil Nadu in India. West Africa and the Caribbean African diaspora are also accustomed to parboiling rice.

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Parboiled rice is rice that has been boiled in the husk. Parboiling makes rice easier to process by hand, improves its nutritional profile, and changes its texture. The practice of parboiling rice is more than two thousand years old, and may have started in the Persian Gulf.
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Gyromitrin is a toxic and possibly carcinogenic chemical present in most members of the mushroom genus Gyromitra, most notably the False Morel (Gyromitra esculenta). In the body it is metabolized to monomethylhydrazine (MMH).
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G. esculenta

Binomial name
Gyromitra esculenta
(Pers. ex Pers.) Fr.

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Acid-base extraction • Chromatography • Crystallization • Dissolved air flotation • Distillation • Drying • Electrochromatography • Filtration • Flocculation • Froth flotation
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Tamil Nadu (Tamil: தமிழ்நாடு pronunciation  
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Poaching is the process of gently simmering food in liquid, generally water, stock or wine.

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Steaming is a preferred cooking method for health conscious individuals because no cooking oil is needed, thus resulting in a lower fat content.
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