Japanese Rice
Do not get confused with jasponica which is a blend of fragrant thai.
Japanese rice. According to japanese folk tale a rabbit rests on the moon making mochi rice cakes. We hope the information helps you buy the right rice for your family. I buy japanese short grain rice called koshihikari こしひかりorコシヒカリ. If for some reason there are no water guidelines in your rice cooker pot use 1 cup 2 3 tablespoons of water per 1 cup of uncooked rice.
It is only when you are using the rice for sushi you will then sushi rice or sumeshi by seasoning the cooked japanese rice with vinegar salt and sugar. Put the washed rice into the bowl of the rice cooker along with water up to the appropriate line if you used a japanese rice measuring cup to measure the rice. Japanese rice is more than a source of carbohydrate it is a part of japan s culture. On clear nights you can catch a glimpse of the moon rabbit still riding the moon.
Ordinary japanese rice or uruchimai is the staple of the japanese diet and consists of short translucent grains when cooked it has a sticky texture such that it can easily be picked up and eaten with chopsticks. Short grain or sushi rice are the closest types of rice to japanese rice. You could use medium grain but long grain or any other rice grains are not suitable. In fact the regular japanese rice is commonly cooked plain for everyday meals whether it is for japanese curry donburi rice bowls or to make onigiri rice balls.
Names to look out for when purchasing rice for gohan are japanese rice sushi rice calrose short grain rice or japonica. Japanese rice refers to a number of short grain cultivars of japonica rice including ordinary rice uruchimai and glutinous rice mochigome.