Japanese rice is a kind of rice known as short-grain sticky rice. All traditional Japanese dishes naturally go well with Japanese rice. If you don’t have a rice cooker at home, try cooking with a saucepan and gas stove. It is easy and simple. Follow a few tips so that you can enjoy Japanese rice at the perfect texture and stickiness.

Directions

1. Combine 1 1/2 cups rice and 2 cups water, and let it sit for more than 15 munities.

2. Cover pan with lid and bring water to boil over high heat. Reduce heat to low and simmer for 20 min or until liquid is absorbed.

3. Remove pan from heat and let it stand covered for 10 min. Do not take off lid throughout steps 2 and 3 so that proper amount of moisture can be kept in pan.

4. Fluff with fork and serve.