How to cook and choose delicious Japanese rice
There is a trick to cooking Japanese rice deliciously.
How to cook delicious rice?
The secret is that there is a temperature difference and that you cook with a strong firepower.
In some high-class Japanese restaurants, in order to cook rice deliciously, the rice is put in the freezer before cooking to make the temperature difference larger.
How to wash rice
First, wash the rice with cold water.
You can just flush the water without washing it.
Soak the rice in water
It takes about 40 minutes to soak the rice in water.
However, in fact, there is also the idea that rice should absorb the water when washed without being soaked in water. The theory is that if you leave it in water, fermentation will proceed and it will not be delicious.
In that case, leave washed rice in strainer and wait 40 minutes. This is soaked with the water that was attached when it was washed.
Amount of water
The amount of water is the same as that of rice.
One cup of rice is one cup of water.
How to cook
A gas rice cooker is recommended over an electric rice cooker, because it is better to have a strong firepower. However, I think that electric rice cookers are the main nowadays, so if you don’t have one, you can cook it in a clay pot and it will be really delicious.
When it is cooked, stir it quickly without leaving it as it is. When using a rice cooker, wipe off the water in the kettle. There is a risk of explosion.
How to cook in a clay pot ( Never open the lid while cooking)
- Follow the steps above, put rice and water in a clay pot, cover and heat over high heat. (With fire that does not stick out of the clay pot)
- When it boils, reduce the heat to low and about 10 minutes.
- After 10 minutes, make high heat for 1 minute.
- After 1 minute, turn off the heat and steam for 7 minutes.
- After opening the lid, stir the rice quickly.
Which rice is delicious?
Rice is made all over Japan, but which rice is delicious? The land that is said to yield the best rice in Japan is, Akita, Yamagata, and Niigata. It is said that the rice in Hokkaido is also delicious recently.
But I am sure there is good rice in every land.
This means hard to choice! People have different tastes for rice, and rice also has various “deliciousness”.
In Rakuten’s ranking, Akitakomachi from Yamagata Prefecture was ranked first.
I’m from Yamagata so I’m very happy with this! The number of comments was just overwhelming!
Yamagata rice is really delicious.
There are several brands of rice from Yamagata, all of which are delicious but especially, I like “Tsuyahime”, and it’s delicious because it has a slight sweetness and chewy texture, even the rice in the lunch box, It is really delicious!
Give Tsuyahime try!
Does Tohoku rice not reach westside of japan?!
Rice in Tohoku region is delicious. But in fact, the truth is that Tohoku region rice not reach westside of japan. (Tohoku is the blue area)
Even if “Tsuyahime” is sold at a grocery stores in Kansai area (green part), it is not the soil of Yamagata, but the “seed” of Tsuyahime grown in the soil around Kansai area.
Tokyo is the westernmost point where the Tsuyahime that grew up in Yamagata.
If you are interested in, you should go to the delicious rice producing area and buy rice as a souvenir and eat it.
I think you will encounter a shock with a completely different taste.
Do you get fat when you eat rice?
By the way, Will you get fat if you eat rice??
Compared to bread, pasta, and udon noodles, rice has lower calories and lower blood sugar levels, making it a rather difficult food to gain weight.
Do you gain weight when you actually eat rice?
If you are on a diet, the recommended amount of rice is 100g. This is about the size of a fist.
No matter what, what you have done will come back to you. It is NG to go too far. A well-balanced diet is important.
Rice is good for both beauty and health
Rice contains not only Carbo but also protein, vitamins, minerals, calcium, iron, magnesium, zinc and dietary fiber.
Vitamins help with skin turnover. Dietary fiber affects the intestines. The better your intestines, the better your skin.
There are quite a few beauty products that use rice bran and rice bran juice. Rice is good for both beauty and health.
It has long been said that foods with fetal shape have good energy. For example, beans and rice.
Is it because of rice that the population of Asia is large?
Have you ever felt it? Why are there so many people in Asia? Yes, there are many countries in Asia with a high population density.
For example, comparing Japan and the United Kingdom, the population density is actually three times higher. Numerically, Japan: United Kingdom = 340: 259, but 80% of Japan’s territory is mountainous. The UK has more than twice as much land for people to live in.
It’s actually three times the population density.
Southeast Asia is easier to understand. Southeast Asia, which is mainly paddy fields, has a similar climate to South America, which is mainly upland farming, but Southeast Asia has a higher population density.
The reason is said to be rice. It is said that the population supporting strength of rice is three to four times higher than that of major grains such as wheat and corn.
Food influences us more than we think.
Let’s eat rice!
Delicious rice is delicious even if you eat it without side dishes.
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