Snow-Woman 0 Posted September 20, 2007 Share Posted September 20, 2007 OK so is there a commonly held opinion as to the "best rice" in Japan? I have personally heard lots of names thrown around. Do tell. I expect lots of biased accounts from people living in the sticks. Link to post Share on other sites
soubriquet 0 Posted September 20, 2007 Share Posted September 20, 2007 Yamagata, undoubtedly Link to post Share on other sites
thursday 1 Posted September 20, 2007 Share Posted September 20, 2007 actually it depends if your family grow their own. The family's always the best. Link to post Share on other sites
SnowJapan Admin SnowJapan#Andrew 6 Posted September 20, 2007 SnowJapan Admin Share Posted September 20, 2007 Our local "flying rice" is well known as being the undisputed best in the world ever. http://www.snowjapanforums.com/ubbthreads.php/ubb/showflat/Number/87945#Post87945 The above thread is from last autumn, but I spotted the rice on the lifts this morning again. Link to post Share on other sites
Tubby Beaver 209 Posted September 20, 2007 Share Posted September 20, 2007 I think all rice tastes the same Link to post Share on other sites
indosnm 0 Posted September 21, 2007 Share Posted September 21, 2007 Originally Posted By: Tubby Beaver I think all rice tastes the same Ahh young grasshopper! How wrong you are! I can actually tell the difference between the different stuff these days. It's taken 10 years! I'm having a gomuku boom.. lovely! Link to post Share on other sites
thursday 1 Posted September 21, 2007 Share Posted September 21, 2007 TB, no. No, and no. There are so many diff varieties of rice you will lose hair thinking about them. Dry, wet, sweet, salty. Fragrant, fresh, et al. There are more varieties of rice than there are varieties of womoen on this planet. Link to post Share on other sites
kkk 7 Posted September 21, 2007 Share Posted September 21, 2007 Definitely can tell the difference. Link to post Share on other sites
indosnm 0 Posted September 21, 2007 Share Posted September 21, 2007 Originally Posted By: KevKastle Definitely can tell the difference. Many Japanese will tell you that you can't Link to post Share on other sites
muikabochi 208 Posted September 21, 2007 Share Posted September 21, 2007 I'd say pretty much all the Japanese people I know will tell you that you can. Perhaps it's the people from areas that produce rubbish rice that want to think that. Link to post Share on other sites
Tubby Beaver 209 Posted September 21, 2007 Share Posted September 21, 2007 Originally Posted By: thursday TB, no. No, and no. There are so many diff varieties of rice you will lose hair thinking about them. Dry, wet, sweet, salty. Fragrant, fresh, et al. There are more varieties of rice than there are varieties of womoen on this planet. dude, hair is long gone and rice tastes the same!! Brown rice is a wee bit chewier, but still that same non-flavour. Rice is just a filler for me, a mild distraction on the plate that adds a different texture to my mouthful Link to post Share on other sites
thursday 1 Posted September 21, 2007 Share Posted September 21, 2007 well, once you start to enjoy it, it'll put hair back on your head. Link to post Share on other sites
Tubby Beaver 209 Posted September 21, 2007 Share Posted September 21, 2007 Right, wheres that rice bowl??? Link to post Share on other sites
indosnm 0 Posted September 21, 2007 Share Posted September 21, 2007 yes muika, but I've been told that us "gaijin" can't taste the diff! It's like anything, have it long enough and you will notice the diff. I can't go without my daily rice now. Nothing like a nice fresh bowl of fluffy white koshi hikari! Link to post Share on other sites
bobby12 0 Posted September 21, 2007 Share Posted September 21, 2007 I can't taste the difference. I've never once eaten white Japanese rice and thought 'mmm lovely' in the way I would with Basmati or jasmine thai rice. I would say more important is how it is cooked (amount of water/time) rather than the rice itself. Link to post Share on other sites
gerard 6 Posted September 21, 2007 Share Posted September 21, 2007 I think it's suppose to cleanse the palate and thereby allow the flavours to come through, rather than distract from them. The thing about rice though, is that I just can't seem to enjoy wine with it. Beer seems to go much better. Link to post Share on other sites
Tubby Beaver 209 Posted September 21, 2007 Share Posted September 21, 2007 Cos its a grain ger, you know the saying, never mix the grape with the grain!! Basmati rice I prefer cos its not sticky, still has very little discernible flavour IMO. Japanese rice is short grain rice, which is whats used in rice pudding, now thats the kind of rice I like. White, creamy, sweet, milky rice...mmmm Link to post Share on other sites
Yuki's Passion 1 Posted September 21, 2007 Share Posted September 21, 2007 I found the rice really good all over the country...and as somebody said rice flavors are just as varied as women or icecream Through in diff countries in SE Asia and thats a whole new ballgame, from Philippines to Thai, Cambodia to Vietnam, its quite diff. Link to post Share on other sites
spook 0 Posted September 21, 2007 Share Posted September 21, 2007 rice! rice! rice! i love rice! sticky coconut rice is the bomb. with mango and condensed milk on top... Link to post Share on other sites
Tubby Beaver 209 Posted September 21, 2007 Share Posted September 21, 2007 that sounds good spook Link to post Share on other sites
griller 9 Posted September 22, 2007 Share Posted September 22, 2007 I can DEFINITELY tell the difference. The worst I have had here in Japan was from Gunma. Awful it was. Later I asked a few people and was told that area was not renowned for oishii rice. Link to post Share on other sites
stemik 14 Posted September 22, 2007 Share Posted September 22, 2007 Best rice in Japan! Today in front of our house the "Obachan" cut the rice. I was wondering how many kgs of rice would one field yeild? Link to post Share on other sites
Tubby Beaver 209 Posted September 23, 2007 Share Posted September 23, 2007 Is that your place in the background Stemik? Link to post Share on other sites
stemik 14 Posted September 23, 2007 Share Posted September 23, 2007 yep thats mine Link to post Share on other sites
Tubby Beaver 209 Posted September 23, 2007 Share Posted September 23, 2007 Nice place!! Is it a Lodge or just a giant house? I forget what normal houses look like!! Link to post Share on other sites
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