Nasi putih in English

nasi putih means white rice (steamed) in Indonesian. Pronounced NAH-see POO-teeh.

Example

Satu porsi nasi putih, tolong.
One portion of white rice, please.

Usage

Indonesian has a different word for each stage of rice: padi in the field, beras in the sack, nasi cooked on your plate. Nasi putih is plain steamed rice.

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