gạo lức

gạo lức

Gạo lức được đựng trong một chiếc bát gỗ lớn.

Definition
  1. Noun:
    • Unpolished rice / Brown rice: Rice that has been hulled to remove the outer husk but retains the bran layer and germ. It is not milled or polished to become white rice, giving it a brownish color, a chewier texture, and a higher nutritional value.
Usage Examples
  • Noun:
    • Gạo lức nhiều chất hơn gạo trắng. (Brown rice has more fiber than white rice.)
    • ấy thường nấu cơm gạo lức để ăn kiêng. (She usually cooks brown rice for her diet.)
    • Nhiều người chuyển sang dùng gạo lức lợi ích sức khỏe. (Many people switch to brown rice for its health benefits.)
Advanced Usage
  • "cơm gạo lức": brown rice (cooked).

    • Bữa trưa của tôi cơm gạo lức với rau củ. (My lunch is brown rice with vegetables.)
  • "gạo lức đỏ": red cargo rice / red brown rice.

    • Gạo lức đỏ màu sắc đặc trưng giàu chất chống oxy hóa. (Red brown rice has a distinctive color and is rich in antioxidants.)
Variants and Related Words
  • Gạo xát dối (n): lightly milled rice; rice that is partially polished, somewhere between brown and white rice.

    • Gạo xát dối vẫn giữ được một phần cám. (Lightly milled rice still retains some bran.)
  • Gạo lứt (n): This is a common alternative spelling for "gạo lức" in modern Vietnamese, with the same meaning.

    • Gạo lứt gạo lức một. (Gạo lứt and gạo lức are the same.)
Synonyms
  • Brown rice: The most common equivalent term in English.
  • Unmilled rice: Rice that has not undergone the milling process to remove the bran.
  • Whole grain rice: Emphasizes that the entire grain kernel is consumed.
Related Terms
  • Cám gạo (n): rice bran, the nutritious outer layer removed to produce white rice.

    • Cám gạo phần bổ dưỡng nhất của hạt gạo. (Rice bran is the most nutritious part of the rice grain.)
  • Gạo trắng / gạo xát trắng (n): white rice / polished rice.

    • Gạo trắng gạo lức đã được xát bỏ lớp cám. (White rice is brown rice that has had its bran layer polished off.)