is Japanese rice better ?

[Qu_Qu]

jasmine rice is long grain,imported from thailand.

 

[LarsTheo]

I have what I think is Japanese rice (I bought it at Mitsuwa, my neighborhood Japanese market), but I stored it in a jar without the label, and so I can't be sure. For sushi, I prefer Japanese rice over Korean, but I prefer Basmati rice for every day eating. I'm supposed to cut back on white rice, however, and so I'm trying to use brown Basmati, which is the best brown rice I've had so far. I also like black rice. Most of the short grain rice I buy (and use mainly for risotto) is grown in Texas.

 

[powerplantop]

I love Japanese, but I also like jasmine rice.

Koshihikari rice is now grown in the USA by farms like Isbell Farms in Arkansas.

 

[junjunforever]

i really cant tell the difference either. But its probably that expensive Japanese rice is better than cheap Korean rice and vice versa.
From what I know, most of the "asian" sticky rice sold in the U.S. are produced in California. The warm climate allows the rice to be harvested twice in some cases, and I think the most expensive Californian rice can be comparable to high-end Japanese counterparts, at about half the price. Also, the quality of the rice depends on the time of the season as well.
Although I am rather "cheap-***", rice is one thing that I think is worth spending your money on.

 

[dogcountry]

Rice in General

Is it possible to move on to another subject other than rice?
I had my share of Japanese and Korean rice. Rice is rice. I recently told my wife to go out and buy a cooker maybe it's a pressure cooker , but for cooking rice anyway. She surprisingly told me she has one. I told her for crissake use it so we can end this topic on rice...Russ

 

[Petenshber]

Well dogcountry, since this thread is just for the purpose of talking about rice it would be strange to change the subject.

Anyway, the first time i ever thought about diferent types of rice was when i was 17, a friend of a friend made dinner for me and some friends, she was Korean and wanted to treat us to a meal that she grew up eating, i can't say how authenticly Korean it was but i noticed a big diference in the rice, that was actually the first thing that ever made me interested in an asian country.

As for quick-cook (precooked) type rice, i grew up on the stuff and have no problem with it, i actually prefer it with things like Cajun foods such as Jumbalaya.

 

[JerseyBoy]

I think there is quite a difference in taste and texture between Japanese rice and American rice. Since I came to USA (almost 12 years ago), I have never eaten the rice which I felt like I was at home in Japan). Maybe I am such a cheapskate and have not chosen the expensive Japanese restaurant in Manhattan; but, now that I have experienced my stay outside Japan, I can tell there is a distinct difference in between Japanese rice and other country's rice. If rice is not your staple, this would not make any sense to you. But, for someone who was raised there, you would know the difference. The only rice I ever tried in USA is Uncle Ben's (it's okay as it is very easy to cook). But, it is no Japanese rice. I miss Koshihikari rice with Matsu-take.

 

[thistle]

I&ve lived here nearly 20years, and I"d have to say that I still think
japanese rice is bland, and if I had any choice I would be eating either
American or Indian. Because of the sicky texture of course if is better for
making sushi.

 

[GodEmperorLeto]

I agree with all of you who say, "Rice is rice." Because although it is different, it isn't THAT different. I mean, oat, barley, and wheat are different. Rice from Japan isn't all that different from Korean rice. What is different is how it is made, like rice from the southern U.S. or Mexico, or India. They are all made differently, and that is interesting. But the different strains of rice? Not at all that different to me to warrant really picking one over the other. Besides, Asian rice is cooked to be eaten with chopsticks anyway, so it is all made roughly the same.

 

[Mary27]

If americans preferred to pay 20 times the price, for American rice, over cheaper imported comparable rice? What would that say about our state of union?

 

[nice gaijin]

If americans preferred to pay 20 times the price, for American rice, over cheaper imported comparable rice? What would that say about our state of union?

You joined the forum to revive an 8 year-old thread, what does that say about your attention to detail?

 

[Mary27]

You joined the forum to revive an 8 year-old thread, what does that say about your attention to detail?

I was studying Japanese rice prices and such on google and this forum topic came up. I found it very helpful too. I expect to be spending some time studying these forums closely for a little while too.

 

[Mary27]

I was studying Japanese rice prices and such on google and this forum topic came up. I found it very helpful too. I expect to be spending some time studying these forums closely for a little while too.

Japanese Begin to Question Protections Given to Homegrown Rice (Published 2014)

 

[nice gaijin]

wow a reply! we get a lot of drive-by necroposters around here. Welcome and enjoy

 

[Majestic]

If americans preferred to pay 20 times the price, for American rice, over cheaper imported comparable rice? What would that say about our state of union?

It's a provocative statement. I don't think it says what you imagine it might say. For example, what does it say about the state of the union when the US government spends more on its military than the governments of China, Russia, the US, and France combined. Makes the Japanese farm subsidy look absolutely kawaii by comparison, no?

 

[Mike Cash]

If americans preferred to pay 20 times the price, for American rice, over cheaper imported comparable rice? What would that say about our state of union?

1. It isn't as comparable as you might think.

2. It is all about politics and protecting the important farm vote.

 

[WonkoTheSane]

It's a provocative statement. I don't think it says what you imagine it might say. For example, what does it say about the state of the union when the US government spends more on its military than the governments of China, Russia, the US, and France combined. Makes the Japanese farm subsidy look absolutely kawaii by comparison, no?

It says the UK (which I assume you meant) has finally come around and decided to apply for statehood.

But really, I don't think how much people prefer to spend on rice says anything at all about the state of the Union. It possibly says something about the state of society, but what it says isn't clear. For example, tainted milk from China is cheap, but I'll happily pay 20 times more for a product I trust is safe.

 

[Mike Cash]

If americans preferred to pay 20 times the price, for American rice, over cheaper imported comparable rice? What would that say about our state of union?

If by that you mean that through their elected representatives they chose to ban the import of certain goods and/or impose restrictive tariffs then I would say the union was chugging along nicely precisely as founded.

What would you say about it?

 

[Mary27]

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It's a provocative statement. I don't think it says what you imagine it might say. For example, what does it say about the state of the union when the US government spends more on its military than the governments of China, Russia, the US, and France combined. Makes the Japanese farm subsidy look absolutely kawaii by comparison, no?

oSounds like the US has a military consisting of expensive mercenaries instead of loyal troops?

 

[Mary27]

wow a reply! we get a lot of drive-by necroposters around here. Welcome and enjoy

What is a.necroposter?

 

[Mary27]

If by that you mean that through their elected representativdoesn't make any sense to me. ey chose to ban the import of certain goods and/or impose restrictive tariffs then I would say the union was chugging along nicely precisely as founded.

What would you say about it?

If the Japanese people dont like or want to buy imported rice...why do still need tariffs or bans? That doesn

 

[Mary27]

Make any sense to me.

 

[Chidoriashi]

Make any sense to me.

Maybe not. But this reminds me of a story my wife told me, there was some point when she was growing up that Japanese rice became really expensive (poor crop i guess) and her family could only afford the foreign rice, which they all hated, except for her, she says, she really liked stuff from Thailand I think she said. So maybe there is a potential market? I dunno, i have not been on this forum in like 2 years, but I will say sometimes I really like Japanese rice, sometimes I'm in the mood for Thai or whatever rice, the only rice I'm never in a mood for is Uncle F_ing Ben's instant rice, that's the sh!t i grew up thinking was rice, glad I learned otherwise..

 

[Mike Cash]

Maybe not. But this reminds me of a story my wife told me, there was some point when she was growing up that Japanese rice became really expensive (poor crop i guess) and her family could only afford the foreign rice, which they all hated, except for her, she says, she really liked stuff from Thailand I think she said. So maybe there is a potential market? I dunno, i have not been on this forum in like 2 years, but I will say sometimes I really like Japanese rice, sometimes I'm in the mood for Thai or whatever rice, the only rice I'm never in a mood for is Uncle F_ing Ben's instant rice, that's the sh!t i grew up thinking was rice, glad I learned otherwise..

She was probably referring to this in 1993.

People HATED the Thai rice. I had never eaten rice but once in my life before coming to Japan (airline meal) and until I tried Thai rice had been of the opinion that rice was to food as water was to drink....something totally without any flavor of its own. I never appreciated how good Japanese rice tastes until I tried that awful Thai rice.

Once supplies of domestic rice stabilized again there were rice dealers in Japan who found themselves stuck with a now unwanted stock of leftover Thai rice, which they quite literally couldn't give away. The rice shop in my neighborhood was offering bags of Thai rice free as a "present" to people buying Japanese rice....and the customers refused it and left it in the store.

 

[Mary27]

She was probably referring to this in 1993.

People HATED the Thai rice. I had never eaten rice but once in my life before coming to Japan (airline meal) and until I tried Thai rice had been of the opinion that rice was to food as water was to drink....something totally without any flavor of its own. I never appreciated how good Japanese rice tastes until I tried that awful Thai rice.

Once supplies of domestic rice stabilized again there were rice dealers in Japan who found themselves stuck with a now unwanted stock of leftover Thai rice, which they quite literally couldn't give away. The rice shop in my neighborhood was offering bags of Thai rice free as a "present" to people buying Japanese rice....and the customers refused it and left it in the store.