The invention concerns a process for the production of "no-cook" dehydrated rice which can be rehydrated and rendered palatable in a few minutes by the addition of boiling water thereto. The process comprises soaking parboiled rice, cooking it, drying it to a moisture content of 2-20% by weight, and puffing the rice at a temperature in the range 150 DEG -350 DEG C. In a preferred embodiment, the parboiled rice is soaked to a moisture content of about 50%, washed, drained, allowed to stand for at least 1/2 hour, cooked in dry steam, washed, cooled, dried to a moisture content around 10%, allowed to stand for at least 1/2 hour, and puffed in a stream of hot air for 13-20 seconds at 240 DEG -270 DEG C.
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