Unpolished Rice
Unmilled Rice, Brown Rice
noun
Mysterious rice is unpolished rice, or brown rice. You're used to seeing nice white rice, so seeing rice look any other way is really strange for you.
This is a jukugo word that uses the on'yomi readings of the kanji. You didn't learn this reading for 米 so here's a mnemonic to help you:
The biggest problem when you buy unpolished rice is the mice (まい)! Mice like to eat and sleep in unpolished rice, so you have to be careful when you buy a bag that you get rid of all the sleeping mice before you try to cook it.
玄米は体に良い。
Brown rice is good for your health.
玄米はダイエット中の食事にピッタリです。
Brown rice is perfect for meals while on a diet.
玄米にはビタミンやミネラルが多く含まれています。
Brown rice contains a lot of vitamins and minerals.