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BumRushDaShow

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11. You could use Thai Jasmine rice (from Thailand)

Reply to jmbar2 (Reply #8)

Sat Aug 30, 2025, 01:45 PM

Aug 30

which I use (I get the brown version).

I have all kinds of rice here, which are used for different recipes. The short grain rice has more starch so you can get a more "pudding" consistency if cooked long enough (perfect for rice pudding or something like congee but also for Sushi rice). I think most of the Asian countries tend to use the "medium grain" to get enough "stickiness" for chopsticks but not as "sticky" as the short grain. I know Basmati (especially directly from India) tends to be really long grain and expands quite a bit lengthwise.

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Trump demand for Japan to buy more US rice snagged trade talks, Nikkei says [View all] BumRushDaShow Aug 30 OP

Japanese rice is superior to American rice. Irish_Dem Aug 30 #1

Rice is an extremely touchy subject in Japan jmbar2 Aug 30 #2

Japanese rice is also vastly superior to other rices. Irish_Dem Aug 30 #3

I only eat Japanese rice as well jmbar2 Aug 30 #4

Isn't basmati a bit delicate for a casserole? Irish_Dem Aug 30 #5

Perhaps there is something better? jmbar2 Aug 30 #8

No idea. I don't make casseroles. Irish_Dem Aug 30 #9

You could use Thai Jasmine rice (from Thailand) BumRushDaShow Aug 30 #11

The Art of the Deal strikes again. ... littlemissmartypants Aug 30 #6

THIS NotHardly Aug 30 #7

trump? Sensitive to religous/cultural matters of another country? slightlv Aug 30 #10

I suspect that Rump dealers knew nothing about Japanese rice culture--or maybe worse, knew but did not care!! riversedge Aug 31 #13

I love rice... of all kinds. But I've never knowingly eaten Japanese rice. slightlv Aug 31 #14

I do not know any rices from Japan. I have used a jasmine rice from Thailand for several years riversedge Sep 1 #16

Rice is not a cheap commodity in Japan the way it is in the US. It is a way of life. eppur_se_muova Aug 30 #12

Not sure if relevant in this case... FormerOstrich Aug 31 #15

Demand demand demand.... the world probably wants us to spank the spoiled brat & send him to his room Attilatheblond Sep 1 #17