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Swelling
Also searched as: to swell, hydrate
In short: Starch, gelatine, grains or pulses take up water and become larger and softer.
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Beans and chickpeas won't softenSources · 1
- Harold McGee: On Food and Cooking (2004), Kapitel Getreide, Stärke