Definition of suburb. 1a : an outlying part of a city or townb : a smaller community adjacent to or within commuting distance of a cityc suburbs plural : the residential area on the outskirts of a city or large town.
Answer: converted rice-It is also called parboiled rice. The term converted is a trademark of Uncle Ben's. Long-grain rice is soaked in water or subjected to steam while it is still in the shell in order to gelatinize the grains to make it harder, as well as drive some of the vitamins into the center of the grain.ong-grain rice is soaked in water or subjected to steam while it is still in the shell in order to gelatinize the grains to make it harder, as well as drive some of the vitamins into the center of the grain.
Rice is easier to polish by hand (removal of the bran layer) after parboiling but mechanical processing is harder since the bran becomes somewhat oily and tends to clog machinery. Most parboiled rice is milled in the same way as white rice.