Digestion25 min
A Small Glass of Fresh Rice Kanji
A small glass of the thin liquid from rice you have just cooked, with a pinch of salt. Drink it fresh. It is not a sour ferment left overnight, and it is not a cleanse.
Fresh starch water, thrown out if it sours
When you cook rice a little softer than usual, a thin cloudy liquid remains. Strain a small glass, add a pinch of salt if you want, and sip it the same day while it is still fresh. This is kanji as a fresh drink. It is not the fermented rice water that sits out and turns sour. Do not leave it overnight on the counter.
If it smells sour, fizzy, or stale, throw it away. It does not treat dehydration, diarrhoea, or fever. Those need a doctor's advice, and diarrhoea may need oral rehydration, not starch water. One small glass is enough. It is not a reason to skip a meal.
Ingredients
- Rice cooked in extra water
- A pinch of salt
- A clean glass
How to prepare
- Cook rice until soft in more water than you need for the pot.
- Strain a small glass of the thin liquid. Add a pinch of salt. Drink it while it is fresh and still smells only of rice.
How to use
- One small glass, the same day.
- Do not store it to ferment.
- Eat a normal meal as well. This glass does not replace food.
Helpful habits
- Cloudy is fine. Sour is not. Smell it before you sip.
- Cool it until warm. Very hot starch water can burn the mouth.
Precautions
- Fresh only. Sour or fizzy liquid must be thrown out.
- Not a cleanse, and not a treatment for diarrhoea or dehydration.
- One small glass. It does not replace a meal or a doctor's care.
Frequently asked questions
Can I leave it overnight so it ferments?
- No. This page is the fresh liquid from rice you just cooked. Overnight sour kanji is a different food and is not what is written here.
Will rice water stop loose motions?
- No. It is a small fresh drink. Ongoing loose motions, blood, or signs of dehydration need a doctor, not starch water.
Can I drink a litre instead of lunch?
- No. One small glass, and you still eat a meal. Skipping lunch for rice water is not this remedy.
