On Mon, 28 Feb 2011 14:22:14 -1000, dsi1 > wrote:

> On 2/28/2011 1:39 PM, sf wrote:
> > On Mon, 28 Feb 2011 12:11:37 -1000, > wrote:
> >
> >> On 2/28/2011 8:45 AM, sf wrote:
> >>> On Mon, 28 Feb 2011 01:13:59 -1000, > wrote:
> >>>
> >>>>
> >>>> The term "sticky rice" is a meaningless one since it's used for Japan
> >>>> style rice and mochi rice - two different types of rice. Japanese rice
> >>>> is a short grain rice and mochi rice is made of rice that is high in
> >>>> gluten and has a chewy, gooey texture when cooked. It's pretty much a
> >>>> mass of confusion out there. If the rice is described as "sweet" or
> >>>> glutenous rice it's mochi rice. If it's called "Japanese sticky rice" it
> >>>> could be either one. If it's called "Thai sticky rice" it's mochi rice.
> >>>
> >>> Thanks for clearing that up. I have the mochi rice... which I use in
> >>> biko, not mochi. What do you use for Japanese style eating rice?
> >>>
> >>
> >> Near as I can tell, the Japanese and Koreans will eat the same rice -
> >> short or medium grain rice that's prepared on the sticky side. The most
> >> popular stuff that's consumed here and on the mainland of this style is
> >> Calrose rice which comes in 20 lb bags.
> >
> > Okay, medium is my go to rice and Calrose is the brand I have on hand
> > now. Calrose comes in 5 lb bags here on the mainland. I wonder why
> > you have to buy such large quantities in Hawaii? I know for rice
> > eaters a 20 bag is nothing, but we just don't store that much rice.
> > You need a garbage bin for it.
>
> 20 lb seems excessive but that's the way it's done here. Some people eat
> rice 3 times a day. This place is wacky for rice, as is most of Asia, I
> think.
>
Actually, I was thinking that when I said it. A big family of Asian
style rice eaters eat a lot of rice and 20 pounds is nothing for them.
Maybe a week's worth of rice.
> >
> > Short grain rice is almost impossible to find. I found a premium
> > short grain rice that looked promising once, but it was a 20lb bag.
> > We eat a lot of rice, but I don't buy bags that big.
>
> Typically, I'll just buy the cheapest rice I can get - there's some
> fancier and more expensive brands around. My wife bought some extra
> special rice for her mother but it tasted like rice to me. :-)

Do you have much choice with short grain rice?

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