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Japanese people who eat rice on a daily basis are particular about their rice cookers. In this article, I would like to tell you how to choose a rice cooker as a Japanese. Do you really need a rice cooker? Although a rice cooker is convenient, it is not always necessary for cooking rice. We can cook rice in a regular pot as well. See also: How to Cook Japanese Rice Better If you use a special rice cooking pot, you can cook rice better than in a rice cooker. In some authentic Japanese restaurants, rice is cooked in earthen pots. However, cooking rice in a pot has the following

There are a lot of different kinds of Japanese rice brands. Here are the most commonly grown rice varieties in Japan as of 2018. This information is based on the komenet web page (Japanese language only). #1: Koshihikari (35%) Koshihikari (コシヒカリ) is a very popular Japanese rice brand for a long time. It accounts for 35% of the total. Koshihikari produced in Uonuma area, Niigata prefecture is known as the most expensive rice in Japan. #2: Hitomebore (9%) Hitomebore (ひとめぼれ) is mainly produced in Tohoku region. It is very strong and easy to produce in cold climates, so it become a very popular brand. It remains tasty at room temperature.

As a Japanese man, I’ll show you all about Japanese rice. Japanese people eat rice as our staple foods. Do you know how much rice do Japanese people eat in a year? The answer is 54.6 kg (120 lbs, dry weight) per person! But the amount has decreased over the past decades. In 1962, they ate 118 kg (260 lbs) in a year. I’m going to introduce the following topics. How to Cook Japanese Rice Most Japanese people usually cook rice by using the rice cooker. But it’s easy to cook Japanese rice by other means. I’ll show you some tips which you can make more tasty Japanese rice. The