半はん搗つき米まい

noun

half-polished rice

Rice that has been milled only partially, leaving some of the bran layer intact. It is intermediate between brown rice (玄米) and fully polished white rice (白米).

• 半はん搗つき米まいは白はく米まいより栄えい養よう価かが高たかいと言いわれている。

  Half-polished rice is said to be more nutritious than white rice.