Japanese rice - Japan Centre
Important Delivery Update: We are moving to a new warehouse! Orders placed after 9am on Tue 26th May will be dispatched after approx. 7 - 10 working days from your order date More details Sign in or register for an account for faster checkouts in future. The are many different types of rice in Japan with the most commonly consumed being Koshihikari. However due to the different needs and uses of rice in Japan, several different varieties have been developed. Hitomebore Hitomebore is a short-grain variety of Japanese rice developed from Koshihikari and bred in the Miyagi prefecture. Its name means “love at first sight” in Japanese, which has consequently seen it become the second most popular rice in Japan due to its frequent use in sushi or Japanese curry. Musenmai Musenmai is one of the rice grains that has recently found popularity. It makes up around 10-20% of all rice consumption in Japan, this is mainly due to the fact that it allows all the husk and bran produced when rice is was
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