I have some wild rice. The instructions on it say to boil some water in a saucepan, stir in the rice, cover, reduce heat to a simmer, and wait a while. When I stir the rice into the boiling water, I also stir in some butter and a spice mix (sugar, powdered soy sauce, onion, sesame seeds, garlic, and some other stuff). I mix everything thoroughly,
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Interesting.
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If you're finding this sort of thing happening without the heat being on (no currents), I would be more likely to guess it has something to do with surface tension. Fun thing to do: take a coffee cup, fill it with water, and sprinkle pepper on the surface of the water. Put your finger in soap, and touch the top of the pepper water. MAGIC!
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http://www.curiouscook.com/cook/other_writings_detail.php?id=40
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