Reddit reviews Kokuho Rice Sushi, 5 Lb

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• A rice cooker (depending on the size of your household).
  
  

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  • Makisu.
    
    
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• A good strainer for washing the rice (NO SOAP!).
  
  

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  • Geta (name taken from traditional Japanese sandal).
    
    
    
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  • [Short grain white rice.]
    (http://www.amazon.com/Shirakiku-Sushi-Rice-Japanese-style/dp/B000FJLXHU/)
    
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• Rice wine vinegar.
  
  
  

• Brown rice syrup.
  
  

• Nori.
  
  

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• Soy sauce, pickled ginger, and wasabi.
  
  

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• Cucumber, Daikon, or Potatoes to practice this with you sharp knife: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eC7EUa-S_qs
  
  

I use this rice and this rice steamer.

I made my rice (add rice vinegar, sugar and some salt after it cooks) and put sweet potatoes, mushrooms and asparagus in the steam tray while the rice cooked. Super easy. I then also cut avocado, red pepper and cucumbers. I then left my family choose their insides so they are all different. I also used regular and black sesame seeds. I can't really explain how to roll the sushi since I am so new at it but youtube has a bunch of good videos.

Dude get one of these either from Amazon or your local Asian market and on the back there are easy instructions in English to follow. https://www.amazon.com/Kokuho-Rice-Sushi-5-Lb/dp/B000FJLXHU/ref=sr_1_fkmr3_1_a_it?ie=UTF8&qid=1537262121&sr=8-1-fkmr3&keywords=japanese+sweet+rice+5+pound+bag Get a medium size pot with a good seal-able lid and follow the instructions using a measuring cup for the water (I add about a half cup extra just because it's rice and flame temps are sometimes uneven) set on medium heat then set a timer for 15 minutes without removing the lid. Check rice stir and add a little more water if needed then replace for about 2 minutes usually. Do this and you will have delicious bullet proof rice every time. I make 3 cups at a time because I love having rice in the fridge especially for making Kimchi and fried rice. I will never go back to any other kind of rice.

Rice and Potatoes my bro

http://www.amazon.com/Kokuho-Sushi-Rice-Japanese-style/dp/B000FJLXHU/ref=sr_1_1?s=grocery&ie=UTF8&qid=1414630852&sr=1-1&keywords=sushi+rice


That's the rice I use. It's good stuff.

Potatoes I just grab whichever look clean at my grocery store.

I agree with you about baked goods/bread. Just as a test I stopped eating rice and potatoes and started eating bread and my gut started growing. I dropped bread and now I am lean again. Very strange.

bento

onigiri

tonkatsu curry

chicken curry

Sushi rice is short grained, not medium grained. get the nishiki brand or Kokuho brand

Also sushi rice needs to be cooked and seasoned with vinegar sugar and salt. But no, sweet rice won't work, because they're sticky rice.


Most people put starch, vegetables, and meat into their bentos. Most common starch is the rice, vegetables include fresh veggies as well as pickles, meat varies from chicken, beef, sausages and pork prepared in variety of ways. idea is to pair the rice. Rice is a very plain, and hard to eat on its own. You need some acid, salt, sweet, bitter to cut against that starch. So pair with whatever you feel like it.