Reddit reviews Tamanishiki Super Premium Short Grain Rice, 15-Pound

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Tamanishiki Super Premium Short Grain Rice. Only applicable if you have a rice cooker. Best rice I've ever cooked. Maybe cheaper if you have an asian market near you. I do not, so I bought this. I bought this bag for $22 last time.

It's actually rather hard to get authentic Japanese rice in the US. However, I've been eating this stuff for a year now and it's pretty good. As far as I know, it's imitation Japanese rice in that it's short-grain, "sticky" rice, but it is grown in Cali.

Get a Zojirushi (Japanese made) rice cooker and you're good to go.

Edit: While on the subject of Japanese rice, I can't help but insert the trailer to one of my favorite documentaries of all time: Jiro Dreams of Sushi!

Edit 2: I died laughing at the top comment on that trailer

>I heard they're making an American sequel to this: Bubba dreams of nachos and Big Gulps.

While his exact recipe is a secret, if you want a good curry foundation start with Vermont Curry Mild. Its a bit sweet, but that's what most Japanese people prefer (Japanese people don't have an abundance of spicy foods in their cuisine and their palates don't prefer it generally).

Grated apple and some honey added along with carrots, onions, Japanese sweet potatoes, and your choice of meat (generally stew beef). Make sure you get Japanese rice to eat with; I recommend this brand which you can find without too much difficulty at your local asian stores.

Obviously a lot of other ingredients can be experimented with as they are in Japan. Yogurt, milk, steak sauce, etc are all viable options. Curry is an extremely robust and diverse food with countless varieties all over Japan.

Curry is also a great food to make as its fairly easy to make and stores very well. You can often store leftovers and eat them throughout the week.

Here you go sir, as close as you can get to imported Japanese rice without paying as much for it.

http://www.amazon.com/Tamanishiki-Super-Premium-Short-15-Pound/dp/B004NRHBBM/

Not bad, just kind of meh. There are lots of different rices with lots of different characteristics. For Japanese style rice, I'd probably go with something like this Californian tamanishiki.