NISHIKI Rice 4.5 kg

Fabulous rice, and worth spending the extra cash as it's miles apart from others

Delicious rice! I haven't tasted rice this good since I lived in Japan. ONLY PROBLEM: you can't follow regular rice cooking instructions when using Japanese rice. Nishiki rice (and all Japanese rice) requires a different amount of water to cook in comparison to other types of rice such as, American long grain or basmati rice.If using a regular rice cooker, the ratio for this rice is one part rice, to 2 parts water. So if you want to cook 1 cup of nishiki rice, you'll need 2 cups of water.After washing rice thoroughly (I spend quite a long time washing my rice, emptying the water and repeating several times. This is what I was taught to do with the rice, when I lived in Japan. See videos for more info). Add salt, water, cook . It's delicious!! Enjoy!

Brilliant rice when cooked so fluffy easy to cook the best. Great value too

Nice quality rice

It's not really what I hoped for, it's a bit too sticky even after thorough rinsing and soaking. Japanese rice are usually quite sticky, but this is even stickier. So it's probably great as sushi rice or other stuff where you need a lot of stickiness.It has a pretty good taste though, so it's not all bad. Perhaps if you mix it with some other rice like jasmine or basmati and lower the amount of water a bit more you'd get a less sticky rice.

I love Nishiki Rice because it’s easy to cook (using the rice function in my Instant Pot) and comes out perfectly each time. Pick this rice if you like your rice slightly sticky and I’ve used the rice for everything from sushi, rice balls and even rice patties (to use instead of burger buns). It’s also good for Japanese dishes such as Katsudon, which is usually served on slightly sticky rice and not long grain or basmati rice.

We always buy this rice. Love the taste and texture and if desperate, we can use as sushi rice - though it’s NOT sushi rice!!Very disappointed that the price was increased during pandemic. Unfortunately my local Sainsbury’s did not have this in stock for ages, however it’s normally £13 at Sainsbury’s. Will buy from Sainsbury’s from now on unless the price is back to reasonable levels here.

Yes you can fry it too. Cook it in the usual way and Just gently break it up a bit with your fingers and cover with a lid as if fries in the pan. This keeps in the heat and some moisture until the last few minutes when you remove the lid to dry it out. It is delicious with Japanese curries made using those brilliant Japanese 'golden' curry stock cubes.