Ugh, I made soup and forgot to wash the rice

Nope. Use it, it’s fine.

I like sticky rice and have never washed rice in my life. I would think it would unstick in the soup if that is what you are worried about.

I wash almost all rice. The only ones I don't wash are parboiled and wild. That said, I wouldn't have a problem eating your soup.

I never wash rice. Is it because of arsenic? I always cook rice like pasta in lots of water and never use the absorption method - obviously not relevant if adding to soup.

I only wash it if I'm going to cook it in the IP alone.

Another that has never heard of washing rice - you cook it in water, why would it need to be washed first?
I too use basmati around 90% of the time because it always comes out light, fluffy, and flavourful (I use an absorption cooking method).

Another person who never washes rice.

We used to wash our rice when I was a teenager and responsible for cooking most meals. Our rice needed it as it was dirty some times it even had bits of leaves or twigs in it. But then when I cam to the States and found the rice was cleaner and was "polished" plus had added vitamins I quit washing it.

I have never heard of rinsing rice and so have never done it. However I might try it if it makes it fluffier. I have trouble making good rice.

Heck no. I'm a stickler for food safety, but I would not give it another thought.

I look at the package. Some say rinse, but some say do not rinse.

I rinse rice because we eat it a lot and it does contain traces of arsenic. If I forgot once I wouldn’t worry.

I only rinse before cooking when the package instructions say to do that. I never knew about the arsenic but, having read about it, it’s not a big concern for me. We don’t eat rice all that often. I imagine that almost everything we do and eat is bad for us and yet many people are now living to over 100. Meh.

www.huffpost.com/entry/arsenic-in-rice_n_589cc1ffe4b09bd304c0b04c

According to the study on arsenic in rice by Consumer Reports, brown rice has higher levels of arsenic than white because high levels of the arsenic are found in the bran. The bran is removed to make white rice, so if you eat a lot of brown rice you might want to switch it up with white (despite the fact that brown rice is typically thought to be the better choice, nutritionally).

You can also cook rice in a way that will remove some of the arsenic. While the modern technique of cooking rice in a limited amount water helps retain the most nutrition from the grain, it also retains the arsenic. Boiling the rice in a 6:1 water-to-rice ratio (sort of how you’d cook pasta), draining the excess water once cooked, has been shown to remove up to 60 percent of arsenic levels in rice. Rinsing before you cook can also reduce arsenic levels, but the effect is minimal.

www.healthline.com/nutrition/arsenic-in-rice#TOC__HDR_4

www.bbc.com/news/health-38910848

wellnessmama.com/357908/arsenic-rice/

www.consumerreports.org/cro/magazine/2015/01/how-much-arsenic-is-in-your-rice/index.htm


www.haaretz.com/science-and-health/how-to-get-around-the-arsenic-in-rice-1.5386119