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Apr 18, 2023 3:28 PM

10-lb Nishiki Premium Sushi Rice (Medium Grain, White)

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Amazon has 10-lb Nishiki Premium Sushi Rice (Medium Grain, White) on sale for $11.24 - 5% when you check out via Subscribe & Save = $10.68. Shipping is free w/ Prime or on orders over $25.

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  • Medium grain
  • Non-gmo
  • Certified Kosher

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Amazon has 10-lb Nishiki Premium Sushi Rice (Medium Grain, White) on sale for $11.24 - 5% when you check out via Subscribe & Save = $10.68. Shipping is free w/ Prime or on orders over $25.

Thanks to Deal Hunter dubba-low for finding this deal.

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About this item:
  • Medium grain
  • Non-gmo
  • Certified Kosher

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    • Rating of 4.7 from over 35,000 Amazon customer reviews.
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Sanity.
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Everyone claiming this is not for sushi has no idea what they're talking about. This is a high grade calrose rice and one of the go to's for sushi in the US. It has a high enough starch content (amylose) to handle being mixed with your seasoned vinegar and still hold together properly.

Edit - I have come to slightly prefer Nishiki over Botan and Kokuho calroses as it seems to stay a bit fluffier after seasoning (when cooked in a Zoji)
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jnyip
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Ok I know these SD forums are a haven for armchair experts but I refuse to believe that there are suddenly so many rice specialists here
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sechs
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No, it's something that Americans made up

A surprising number of sushi places in the U.S. use medium grain rice because the proper type of short grain rice is either unavailable or prohibitively expensive

To the best of my knowledge, nearly all japonica is grown and consumed in California because it requires flood irrigation, and the demand is high enough and the transportation costs low enough to justify the crop
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Apr 18, 2023 6:28 PM
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ArseneWengerApr 18, 2023 6:28 PM
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Quote from Sanity. View quoted comment :
You rinse to remove excess starch. Unless you need glued together rice for some reason it's recommended to wash short grain and calrose 3-5 times (or until water runs clear)
You rinse not just to remove starch, rice is disgusting in its travels across the world from harvest to your home. You should definitely wash all rice. How much you rinse is up to you but not rinsing at all is a problem. This brand claims to prerinse but I still wash it.
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Apr 18, 2023 6:30 PM
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chargerApr 18, 2023 6:30 PM
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Quote from Sanity. View quoted comment :
You rinse to remove excess starch. Unless you need glued together rice for some reason it's recommended to wash short grain and calrose 3-5 times (or until water runs clear)
You rinse for both reasons (remove starch and in case of bugs, etc). I like sticky rice so I typically don't rinse.
Last edited by charger April 18, 2023 at 11:32 AM.
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Sanity.Apr 18, 2023 6:30 PM
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Quote from ArseneWenger View quoted comment :
You rinse not just to remove starch, rice is disgusting in its travels across the world from harvest to your home. You should definitely wash all rice. How much you rinse is up to you but not rinsing at all is a problem. This brand claims to prerinse but I still wash it.
I was not implying that this was the only reason to rinse rice, I was just stating a singular reason that was relevant to the other poster saying that they don't rinse.
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Apr 18, 2023 6:35 PM
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Sanity.Apr 18, 2023 6:35 PM
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Quote from CrazyHorse View quoted comment :
By who's standards? It's a pretty well known fact that real Sushi is made with short grain rice no matter how its been made here in the US. Sushi is not Burger or Hot Dogs a home dish of the United States. Maybe you should have phrased that "Everyone claiming is not for American Made Sushi"...
Claiming American sushi is not real sushi is horribly short sighted. We have a LOT of great bars / restaurants and many of the world's top chefs in the matter. Yes our culture is different and diverged from Japan style sushi somewhat, no one is claiming it's traditional. But it's certainly "real sushi"
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Apr 18, 2023 6:37 PM
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Rtrudell6765Apr 18, 2023 6:37 PM
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Thanks op. I meant to grab this during my last shopping trip and forgot. Most of the time I can't even find the 10lb bag. Got mine for 8.99 shipped
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Apr 18, 2023 6:39 PM
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DonkeyFinestApr 18, 2023 6:39 PM
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Is it Organic rice?
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Quote from Sanity. View quoted comment :
Claiming American sushi is not real sushi is horribly short sighted. We have a LOT of great bars / restaurants and many of the world's top chefs in the matter. Yes our culture is different and diverged from Japan style sushi somewhat, no one is claiming it's traditional. But it's certainly "real sushi"
You can't change the substance of a thing and still call it the same. Its not short sighted. Its like putting a Vegan Sausage on a Hot Dog Bun they wouldn't call it Hot Dog but Vegan Hot Dog. I don't see what is short sighted on that, Sushi is not a native American Dish.
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Apr 18, 2023 6:44 PM
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Sanity.Apr 18, 2023 6:44 PM
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Quote from CrazyHorse View quoted comment :
You can't change the substance of a thing and still call it the same. Its not short sighted. Its like putting a Vegan Sausage on a Hot Dog Bun they wouldn't call it Hot Dog but Vegan Hot Dog. I don't see what is short sighted on that, Sushi is not a native American Dish.
Because a recipe is not its origin, it is whatever the standard is at the time and that can change or diverge. If you applied this logic to many of your favorite foods most would fall apart because food origins are often not simple or created instantaneously in a vacuum. I know sushi is much newer than other foods but the point is true regardless. That is why it's shortsighted.
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Apr 18, 2023 6:50 PM
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Br0wNb0yApr 18, 2023 6:50 PM
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Thanks came out to 8.99 for me with SS
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Quote from Sanity. View quoted comment :
Because a recipe is not its origin, it is whatever the standard is at the time and that can change or diverge.
That is complete and utter nonsense and I think this is the point where I leave this conversation be. I guess we can agree to disagree.
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G60roddoApr 18, 2023 7:06 PM
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Quote from Bender7 View quoted comment :
Understood. And I don't mean to unravel the topic here, but from pics it seems bugs are roughly same size as rice grain, so it would be difficult to rinse away. In grand scheme of things, it would probably be tough to get sick form, as cooking rice will remove potential for bacteria.
The weevils float. Pretty easy to separate actually.
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Apr 18, 2023 7:12 PM
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leroy_sunsetApr 18, 2023 7:12 PM
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Best rice for the price out there. Makes OK sushi rice despite all the naysayers in this thread.

Wash your rice people. Lots of studies about how washing rice removes heavy metals and other contaminants.
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Apr 18, 2023 7:19 PM
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JackG3034Apr 18, 2023 7:19 PM
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Real sushi is always short grain.
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Apr 18, 2023 7:24 PM
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spaderApr 18, 2023 7:24 PM
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Quote from JackG3034 View quoted comment :
Real sushi is always short grain.
I guess (real) sushi is only made in Japan then.
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jnyipApr 18, 2023 7:27 PM
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Ok I know these SD forums are a haven for armchair experts but I refuse to believe that there are suddenly so many rice specialists here
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