Broken rice Mali in 1350, presumably made of African rice. Broken rice from a rice huller will be brown whole grain; broken rice from a gristmill may be white. On milling, "Oryza sativa", commonly known as Asian rice or paddy rice, produces around 50% whole rice then approximately 16% broken rice, 20% husk, 14% bran and meal. African rice, "Oryza glaberrima", has more brittle grains, and breakage is higher. Due to the different size and shape of the grains, broken rice has a different, softer texture from "unbroken" rice, and absorbs flavours more easily. It cooks faster, using less fuel, and can
Rissoina oryza Rissoina oryza Rissoina oryza is a species of minute sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Rissoinidae. The height of the small, white shell attains 2 mm. The shell has an oblong-ovate shape. It is solid, smooth, and shining, The spire is moderately elevated, and rather rapidly tapering. The apex is obtuse. The 6-7 whorls are flatly convex. The body whoprl is rather large, and slightly compressed beneath. The suture is faintly impressed and broadly margined beneath. The rather large aperture is oblique and has a sub-ovate shape. The thick peristome is dilated. The columella is