Japanese rice, or japonica, is a short-grain variety of rice (Oryza sativa var. japonica) which is characterized by its unique stickiness and texture.
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About Japanese rice. ... When staying at a ryokan, which (Japanese style) meals would you prefer to be included?
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Japanese rice recipes and how to cook rice - includes Japanese mochi rice cake and fried rice and rice bowl recipes.
http://japanesefood.about.com/od/rice/Rice_Mochi.htm

how to cook Japanese rice properly - Japanese recipe - japanese food. ... Japanese rice is short grain rice and is known as sticky rice. It gets sticky when it's cooked.
http://japanesefood.about.com/cs/rice/ht/ht_japaneserice.htm

Rice is the staple of Japanese food, and making it just right can be rather difficult if you don't know how. If you think you will be preparing rice regularly, an electric rice ...
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