On Tue, 24 Sep 1996, Shawn Luca wrote: > I was wondering if anyone has any experience eating rice in its raw > form. I love rice, esp. brown, and I'm hoping that there's a way to soak it > without cooking it. Any ideas will be truly appreciated. Shawn, I have soaked white basmati rice in cold water for 2 days and eaten it and it wasn't too bad; tasted kind of sweet, in fact. It was still crunchy, but not inedible like unsoaked rice. -Joe