Is washing rice really still necessary?

Thanks to Misen for sponsoring this video! Upgrade your kitchen with Misen’s amazing knives and cookware. Get 20% off your first order: https://Misen.com/ragusea My earlier video on arsenic in rice:    • Rice has arsenic in it — don't freak out, ...   Dr. Ya-Jane Wang, professor of carbohydrate chemistry at the University of Arkansas: https://directory.uark.edu/people/yjwang 2009 study showing that cooking rice in extra water is more effective than rinsing at removing arsenic: https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/artic... 2013 study showing rinsing can help remove some pesticide residues: http://koreascience.or.kr/article/JAK... 2014 study comparing rice fortification mandates in Costa Rica and The Philippines: https://nyaspubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.... Uncle Roger video where he makes fun of draining rice:    • Uncle Roger DISGUSTED by this Egg Fried Ri...