21994 Mon Nov 11 18:25:12 -0800 2002 6 1 San Francisco Bay Area 0 80614 Hello all. I am new to these boards and am digging them, especially since I think about food about 85 percent of the time. I'm wondering about people's opinions and ideas regarding the best short grain rice. I have always heard (from my mother, and aren't mothers always right?) that the best rice is the Kokuho Rose variety from Koda Farms in Dos Palos. It HAS to be from that particular farm. It is SO delicious and coveted, in fact, that when Koda Farms cut down on their output, people lined up outside Anzen (Asian market in Portland, OR, where my mother works) to get a bag or two (they even had to ration it!). Of course, that was back when there weren't as many varieties available for sale. So, opinions, anyone? Mon Nov 11 18:25:12 -0800 2002 0 Mariko 1 80622 wow..Mariko I have no opinions on the rice issue as I tend to stick to long grains from south east Asia but is your web address really Hello Kitty! Mon Nov 11 19:22:32 -0800 2002 80614 0 weipanlan 2 80649 You can have a hello kitty e-mail address, too. Just go to sanriotown.com! Mon Nov 11 22:26:36 -0800 2002 80622 0 Mariko 1 80625 Rice is subject that has many opinions. It is what you grow up with. I do not like short grain rice, because my mother begin from Canton ate long grain rice. People from Vietnam and Southeast Asia and India like two other types. So it what you are use to that determine which type you like. I do know that short, medium and long grain rice act the same after cooking. Short grain are sticky and it is hard to do fried rice. Long grain are loose when cold and will not become sticky until heated. Medium grain is in between. Then there is sweet or sticky rice which is another story all together. Maybe someone else who has more information can add to this thread. Mon Nov 11 19:50:26 -0800 2002 80614 0 Yimster 1 80641 I agree that Koda Farms Kokuho Rose is the best rice. I live in Fresno and it is readily available here. However, at the end of the season, my store often is sold out of the smaller bags that I buy. Then I buy the second best, in my opinion: Nishiki brand. I don't have a bag in the house right now, so I can't give you any more information about where it comes from. Mon Nov 11 21:55:10 -0800 2002 80614 0 Jeremy Newel 2 80657 I believe Nishiki is a medium grain Calrose rice from Woodland, CA (also sold under the name Homai). Mon Nov 11 23:55:28 -0800 2002 80641 0 Gary Soup 1 80899 If it is closest to a good Japanese rice you are looking for, then Tamaki-mai sold at Maruwa in Japantown is the best best, although it is somewhat more expensive than the others. We live in Tokyo most of the year, but spend the summer in San Francisco, and this is the rice my wife Kyoko chooses year after year while we are there. Sat Nov 16 19:05:36 -0800 2002 80614 0 Bryan Harrell