The internet has made a major discovery, this time revealing a simple yet surprising kitchen hack.
A TikTok user, known as ‘Broke until payday’, shared her astonishment upon discovering a secret about boil in the bag rice.
“Why am I stupid? Because I thought boil in bag rice was like some special kind of rice,” she said.
She recounted how a trip to Asda by her mother led to the realisation, saying: “So the other day I told my mum to run to Asda because I had run out of rice. And she was like ‘ah all they have is boil in the bag rice.’
“So I was thinking ‘ah I don’t like boil in the bag rice’. But just pick it up because we need rice.”
Her initial disappointment at not having her preferred ‘normal’ basmati rice turned to shock when she examined the box more closely, reports MirrorOnline.
“So I’m looking at the packages now and I’m like this is just normal basmati rice that I buy anyway but not in a bag. Surely you must be able to cut open and just boil it without it being in the bag,” she said.
“I honestly, honestly thought in all my 41 years of life that boil in the bag rice was some special kind of rice for people that can’t cook rice, so they made special rice and put it in a bag.
“So I was today years old when I learned that so I just cut all the rice out of the packages because who boils rice in a bag anyways? If you do, no judgement. But look how it came out, it just came out like normal regular rice.”
She demonstrated her pot of perfectly cooked rice, which she had fluffed and enriched with butter before serving it alongside her meal.
“So all that to say, if you run out of rice and all they have in the shop is boil in the bag rice, you can buy that,” she advised.
The woman’s video sparked mixed reactions, with some viewers puzzled by her decision to open the bag.
One person asked, “I don’t understand why you cut it open and emptied it, it cooks exactly the same,” prompting the TikTok user to respond, “Because I don’t like boil in a bag rice.”
Another chimed in, suggesting, “Boil in the bag is just for people who can’t cook as when it’s completely expanded you know it’s done and it’s easier to clean the pan,” while someone else pointed out, “It’s portioned that’s why it’s in a bag and also makes it easier.”
A different user recounted a similar experience, saying: “I had this conversation in reverse with my ex…he only bought boil in the bag rice, and when I explained to him it was exactly the same as the packet I bought, he was so confused.”
