I just bought some rice and left it in the bag, but I don’t know if this is the right way… I need to know how to store it right! Rice is actually a perishable food. If stored incorrectly, it can lose its flavor, or worse, become infested with insects and mold! Farmers put a lot of time and effort into growing delicious rice. Why don’t you review how to store rice so that you can enjoy its taste? This article is about Can I store rice at room temperature? Why can’t I store it under the sink? Where should I store it? How long can I store it? What

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I’d like some delicious rice! Is there inexpensive rice? I’d like organic rice. There are about 300 varieties of rice produced in Japan. It would be impossible to try all 300 varieties and find your favorite. How can I find the perfect rice for me? If you think so, I have compiled a list of how to choose the best rice. Please refer to it and find your favorite! How to choose rice (1) Rice Taste Ranking Every year, the Japan Grain Inspection Association publishes the “Rice Taste Ranking“. Simply put, it is like a rice contest. A blend of Koshihikari rice from multiple regions is used as the standard

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I’m looking at a Japanese recipe and it says 1 go (合) of rice. What is this? In Japan, g and kg are commonly used as units of weight. However, for rice, special units are also used, such as go or hyo. When cooking rice, recipes use go (合). It may be helpful to remember that 1 g = 150 g = 5.29 oz when cooking rice. In this article, I will introduce the units used for rice and why we use various units. Units of Rice The following units have been used in Japan since ancient times to express the amount of rice. 勺（shaku） 合 （go） 升（sho） 斗（to） 俵（hyo）

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