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  • noun In the Philippines, a name for uncooked rice.

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Examples

  • In the Philippines and in the Tagalog language, uncooked rice is called bigas and cooked rice is called kanin.

    unknown title 2009

  • Does anyone know if this is possible, with reinforced columns and "bigas"?

    Roof-top Gardens 2008

  • Does anyone know if this is possible, with reinforced columns and "bigas"?

    Roof-top Gardens 2008

  • Does anyone know if this is possible, with reinforced columns and "bigas"?

    Roof-top Gardens 2008

  • Does anyone know if this is possible, with reinforced columns and "bigas"?

    Roof-top Gardens 2008

  • Does anyone know if this is possible, with reinforced columns and "bigas"?

    Roof-top Gardens 2008

  • Does anyone know if this is possible, with reinforced columns and "bigas"?

    Roof-top Gardens 2008

  • But because French bread is made with long rise times, and in some cases by making bigas (a dough that starts rising a day or 2 before you make the bread and is then incorporated into the bread -- I think of it as sourdough lite) it has incredibly complex and wonderful flavor.

    What A difference 24 Hours Can Make!: 100% Whole Wheat Sandwich Bread Laura 2008

  • But because French bread is made with long rise times, and in some cases by making bigas (a dough that starts rising a day or 2 before you make the bread and is then incorporated into the bread -- I think of it as sourdough lite) it has incredibly complex and wonderful flavor.

    Archive 2008-10-01 Laura 2008

  • Reinhart's method for whole grain breads relies on bigas -- that's the delayed fermentation part -- and "soakers."

    What A difference 24 Hours Can Make!: 100% Whole Wheat Sandwich Bread Laura 2008

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