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Japanese people value the selection and cooking of rice when cooking, so Japanese rice always has a characteristic sticky and fragrant flavor. A few small secrets will help you cook Vietnamese rice just as delicious as Japanese rice.
Japanese rice varieties are usually famous for their fragrance and stickiness. However, the price is often high, which makes many people also limit their budget for this type of rice.
Don't worry, with the tips in this article, even if you cook with cheap rice, the grains will still smell as delicious as Japanese rice!
Scoop – Measure rice
Japanese people are very careful in measuring rice, each family usually has a separate tool for measuring rice, however, when measuring, they will use chopsticks or fingers to sweep across the rice surface, helping the rice to overflow and fall down. In this way, one scoop of rice is equivalent to two rice bowls.
Measuring rice the Japanese wayRinsing rice
While most Vietnamese people only rinse rice 1 - 2 times to avoid the loss of nutrients from the rice husk.
However, the Japanese do not emphasize the number of times rice is rinsed, because in fact, rinsing rice helps remove the husk, rice bran, along with Protein and Fat outside the rice that has been exposed to oxidizing air, causing sourness. Therefore, thorough rinsing helps the rice taste better after cooking.
Rinse rice until the water is not too cloudy
Instead of caring about the number of times rice is rinsed, the Japanese only rinses the rice thoroughly until the water is not too cloudy, ensuring clean rice grains.
Measuring water for cooking rice
Usually, you still have the habit of measuring water for cooking rice by hand, rarely paying attention to the ratio of water and rice.
For the Japanese, if the rice is not more than 3 months old, the ratio of water to rice will be 1:1, but if the rice is older than 3 months, the water ratio will be 1.1:1, meaning slightly more water.
Japanese cook rice at a ratio of 1:1 for fresh rice and 1.1:1 for old riceSoaking rice
Many believe that soaking rice helps soften the grains, making the rice stickier and tastier when cooked.
However, in modern life, most families use electric rice cookers, opting for quick cooking modes. The rice will be warmed and softened during the gradual heating of the cooker.
Adding ice cubes to the rice cooker
To make the rice stickier and tastier, the Japanese often add 1 - 2 ice cubes to the cooker after completing the pre-cooking steps.
Ice helps prolong the water absorption process of rice, while increasing the amount of Amino Acids, inhibiting Enzyme decomposition, making the rice more fragrant.
Cooking oil
Few of us think that we need to add any spices to rice to enhance their flavor because no matter what you add, rice is still just plain rice.
However, when cooking, you can add a little butter, sesame oil, or olive oil to cook with rice. This will make the rice shiny, soft, visually appealing, and delicious.
Fluffing rice
If in the past, fluffing rice was always done when the rice became dry, nowadays most families forget about this when using electric rice cookers.
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Although not using rice with standards like Japanese rice for each dish. But with the small secrets above, you can cook a hot, fragrant, and sticky rice pot for your family just like Japanese rice.
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