/jp/ - Otaku Culture

>>1238541
why would you buy a japanese one

Something like this (or smaller) would suffice.

>Where can I buy a modern Japanese rice cooker
> Japanese rice cooker
> Japanese
Wow. Fucking retard.

>>1238541
Makes no difference where it's made - they all work the same. If you insist on getting one that isn't western-made, just go to one of the big Chinese stores around London like Wing-Yip - they'll probably have dodgy chinese ones which may blow up in your face.

I'd buy Japanese for the cooking and appliance quality. Cheap rice cookers lack features, dry your rice out and are likely to break down before a quality one. Also new japanese cookers have fancy cooking technology that is meant give better texture, called Induction Heating i think.

You get what you pay for with with cooking equipment.

KnK thread / image dump.

gigantic weaboo faggots? In /jp/? Why I never!


Boil fucking water, add bag o' rice, don't be a weaboo faggot, profit, jesus fuck

Cook it in a pot like everyone else in the world, stupid fuck.

I have to make my rice in the microwave. It always comes out sticky.

It's because of my secret ingredient, you know?

ITT: idiots who don't cook

steamed rice is different from just cooked rice, you morans.
OP: buy the bloody thing online.

Guys I need a japanese water boiler! It adds flavor that normal western pots simply can't compare to!

>>1238597
exactly like how normal people are different than weaboo faggots who just have to have their rice steamed and buy an extra kitchen appliance

>>1238598

It won't, unless you import bottles of Japanese water as well, you silly fuck!

>>1238601
I own a rice cooker. Many of my (non asian) friends own a rice cooker. It's a normal appliance that you can actually purchase anywhere.

>>1238578
Unfortunately the ones imported into the UK for oriental shops are all of the same shit calibre. Generic re-branded corn-swoggle. Not to mention they're all super-sized because the catering trade mostly buy them.

Amazon US sell this that looks ideal, but again it's 60Hz.

>>1238583
'Boil in a bag' is a wasted expense for me. Not possible to buy the type of rice I'd like bag neither.

>>1238585
Cooking sticky rice in a pot is an art beyond me. Cooking is pretty difficult altogether. Application of technology makes these things easier fo' shizzle.

For some reason I smell soy sauce.

>>1238583
I do believe you are implying a bit of a false dichotomy between 'only Nipponese gohan is good enough for me' and 'oh fuck it, it's all the same'. Uncle Ben's is shit regardless of who you are.

>>1238645

I make my rice in something similar to a cooker... except it's made of plastic and I have to put it in the microwave for 30 minutes. The rice always comes out sticky.

weather the rice is good or not is not determined by sticky-ness, stickyness is determined by the type of rice (long grained rice always come up less sticky than the short gtained rice, when cooked under the same condition)

A good rice have to be fluffy and the entire grain have to be soft, any hardish center = fail

>>1238541
Haven't read the thread, but I'll bite.

Japanese rice's stickyness comes from the type, often known as "Short grain rice" or "japonica." The short grains of rice are more glutenous and therefore more sticky. What is important in a rice maker is NO GLASS LID. It needs a hinged lid akin to a pressure cooker to cook well and steam well.

Last thing: brown rice in Japan was traditionally for people who could not afford white rice or for old people that used it as a laxative.

>>1238692

The rice I make comes in a big bag with an elephant.

I think it's Thai.

>>1238696

>laxative
>old people

Lovely...

>>1238699
Thailand is famous for growing very good quality long grain rice

Japan don't like long grain rice though, they like the short grained sticky ones

>>1238704
Exactly

>>1238699
Thai is probably long grain(indian) or sometimes medium grain(chinese). Buy short grained.

>>1238541
I've not seen rice cookers in many places, about the only one i've seen was in a lakeland (cookery, etc kind of shop) store.

The problem is getting japanese shortgrain rice, i only see long grain in the supermarket, i guess i should check out an chinese supermarket some time, but they are a bit inconvenient to get to where i live

>>1238709
>>1238706
I don't really have a problem with it. It's as sticky as I want it to be and delicious. Maybe I don't know how sticky and/or delicious Nip rice is.

>>1238681
Have to agree - Uncle Ben's is shit wherever you are, and whichever type of rice it's claiming to be. I don't know how they do it, but they manage to sell the same shit quality all round the world. Impressive, really.
I'd actually like to find a good supply of American long-grain rice but I'm in Europe now, so the only american types are the shitty Uncle Ben's.
It's not great for Japanese rice either, unless you want to spend a fortune at a specialist Deli on a bag of (frankly crap) special import that's been on the shelf for a year.
Personally my favorite rice type isn't Japanese anyway - I prefer a good basmati.

>>1238716
Then why are you saying J-rice is delicious?

>>1238717

Basmati... I bought a can of that once, said something about being scented but I couldn't smell the difference between it and other rice.

Im looking for a rice cooker, it cant be pinku (thats japanese for pink) or any girl color. It has to be of 240 or more bolto (thats japanese for 240V) and has be be chibi (small) sized. And has to be really kawaii (cute). Also It has to be about 10-20 bux. And you have to post pics of it first (i want to make shure it's kawaii (cute)). And it would be nice if it came with matching rice holder (WITH rice). OH! and it CANNOT have any cartoon pictures, or be made out of plastic. It has to be made of ceramic, or something like that. Also it would be nice if it was made in japan. and not in china or corea (korea) or whatever. I have found a rice cooker similar to the one im describing in e-bay, but it was not 50 Hz, and i dont want my rice to burn (it can get smoky and i would not like that, plus 240V is more kawaii)

>>1238726

I'm not. Gohan is OP not me.

>>1238727
Its subtle, but its there. Its often times Jasmine and if you can appreciate it, it makes a difference.

Also eating an excess of white rice can lead to type 2 diabeetus. Since it is a simple starch it is quickly broken down into sugars. Its almost as bad as eating a bowl of white sugar.

Uncle Ben's is awesome rice, you faggots obviously can't tell tho.

>>1238736

I'm fucked enough as it is considering I'm genetically-prone to developing diabeetus.

It's been ages since i've eaten in a proper chinese restaurant, (heck, it's been a long time since i've gotten takeaway).

But do they use sticky short grain rice, or do they use long grain with some ingredient to make it easier to eat with chopsticks?

I've been thinking of shifting to a more rice-y-asian diet, and try and give up more fattening western things like dairy produce (not to say i'll give up milk)

>>1238740
nigger

>>1238736
That's full of bullshit

Protip: your body breaks all sugar and starch down into glucose

Eating sugar/starch doesn't cause diabeetus, your body's inability to break them down causes diabeetus

>>1238736
>excess

I don't eat like a pig, American.

>>1238747
No, its spikes in sugar level, which then ruins your body's ability to maintain it. Diabeetus wise, simple starches spike your blood sugar level scond only to actual sugar.

>>1238745
Medium grain, not as loose as indian long grain(which almost always has a curry and is traditionally eaten with hands) yet drier than jap

>>1238745

restaurant usually give you long grained rice, because they fluff up more when cooked therefore giving more volume/raw rice (ie, you get less in the same volume)

If you weigh equal volume of cooked long grain vs short grain, the short grain will weigh more

>>1238754
Long grain rice is really loose, its medium grain rice, also water content adds a considerable ammount of weight, as the longer grains absorb less.

>>1238759
your medium is probably my long, i'm not very familiar with indian rice

>>1238767
Well Indian rice almost does not stick together, so its extremely loose, but they give you spoons and curry in Indian restraunts.

>>1238683
I try not to eat any microwaved food in case it really is altering my food in a bad way. I'm totally into getting maximum nutrition from my food and avoiding metabolic stress and toxicity wherever possible.

>>1238692
>>1238696
Interesting about the glass lid. Many of the cheap rice cookers that also pass as steamers have a glass lid.

>>1238784
Yep, if you serve sticky Indian rice, people will throw things at you. It's supposed to be fluffy, light, and definitely not sticky.
>>1238727
If you ate basmati from a can, I'm not surprised you couldn't tell the difference. Needs to be cooked fresh.
>>1238727

>>1238941

Not really a can but more of a plastic container.

>>1238541
>leukaemia
Are you trolling, and if not, then how are they treating you?

>>1238717
Most supermarkets only sell very small bags of sushi rice in the UK, which work out expensive. When buying something you'll get through a lot of, don't want to run out of and keeps well it makes sense to buy shit loads of it. http://www.mountfuji.co.uk/acatalog/Rice.html will deliver.
Most of the rice is grown in California so it shouldn't be hard to find in the US.

Basmati is essential for Indian and Thai curries, love it just as much as glutinous Japanese rice. I'd like to cook more brown basmati rice, but it takes so much longer and requires more attention then white. I hope a quality rice cooker can make it simple, but I've never read anything about cooking brown Basmati in rice cookers.

>>1238745
Chinese restaurants and takeaways tend to serve non-glutinous rice, which I can never understand because it's a pain the buttocks to eat with chopsticks. Maybe they're trying to save money. Anyone know what kinds of rice are most popular in China??

Since being diagnosed with leukaemia I've given up on diary where possible. I've taken to rice milk instead of cow's milk. It keeps for months out of the fridge before opening, has a weaker but pleasant taste and still makes a decent cup of tea.

>>1238951
Nope, unfortunately I'm not trolling. I'm on the UKALL2003 protocol, almost a year after diagnosis, in remission, just over 2 years left of chemotherapy left. By then I hope to fitter and healthier than I even was, bitches!

When you consider yourself healthy, no medical history whatsoever and then you get cancer in your 20's I think it's best to take a step back and try to really nail the things in life that will give you happiness, longevity and peace.

Food is thus very important to me. "It's not the food in your life that brings health, it is the life in your food that really counts." - Dr Ann Wigmore

Just buy a converter to stick on your outlet.

>>1238991
> it is the life in your food that really counts.

Mould, parasites, etc?

>>1239020
I tried that, but cooker's use at least 700W which requires a very large, heavy, expensive brick. More expensive and more heavy than the cooker itself. Also not very practical in the kitchen.

So can anyone tell me more about making rice? Soaking it and washing it, how to the results differ? Is it worth doing both, especially for brown rice? Give me science and experience /jp/

hahaha you going to die OP

>>1239039
Submerge the rice in water and mix it up until water turns whitish, repeat a few times, makes it less goey.

>>1239043
So are you

>>1239043
Ha ha, so are you, retard, and probably a lot sooner than the OP with that shitty attitude.

I wish to die in a moe girl's arms.

>>1239036
heh, parasites and mould aren't good. fungus especially when you're immune system for fighting bacteria is kept continually near zero by drugs.

Probiotics can be beneficial though. Don't knock symbiosis.

>>1238991
well, good luck OP, keep up the great attitude

>>1239054
>>1239061
>so are you
I don't think so, Tim

OP, do you want to die at home or in the hospital?

>>1238972
>>1238991
so whose the one having leukemia here? or its a small world after all?

Why not get a rice steamer? Essentially its some plastic contraption that you put water in and then a dish in that with rice. That all goes in the microwave for however long and you can enjoy delicious rice.

>>1239120

BUT THAT'S NOT LIKE I'M REALLY JAPANESE

>>1239120
>its

>>1239128
I didnt realise grammar nazis were still on holiday.

>>1239043
We are all going to die! This is the truth and it is very difficult to face up to. You don't really fear it until something tells you it might be coming sooner than you had planned. Without fear of death is the only way to live in full peace. It would be my ultimate freedom and yet it would be sad not to miss life.

It would make sense that none of us want to die terribly soon. If you want to live a long time it's wise to look after your body. Shit like cancer doesn't usually appear overnight and it's much more difficult to deal with when your body is old. Nutritional decisions should be taken with the long run in mind is all i'm saying.

Maybe my situation is a bit depressing to you, but I point out i'm an unlucky individual in a large population. I'm pretty fucking special. Only people who get struck by lightning are more one in million than me.

>>1239053
The Japanese rice always says wash well. I never wash Basmati and it's pretty fluffy. I guess washing removes just the starch, which is good for texture and health?

>>1239149
You could get cancer if you didn't wash rice properly.

>>1238991

haha enjoy dying

we are all going to die. but the OP will a hell of a lot sooner

I actually have cancer...

>>1239149
My god, that picture mad me throw up in my mouth a little bit.

But good luck to you, a guy in my class in school got leukemia, besides being bald for a while he got out okay. and with a little luck i'm sure you'd be fine.

>>1239106
at home in no pain, or just sitting down on a bench in the park, having my name and time written in the Death Note doesn't seem too bad either. got to be more pleasant than the path most people take before switching off. in a moe girl's arms is good choice.

>>1239119
left out my name in that post

>>1239176
That's nice to know. I should try rubbing my bald head for good luck once in a while.

Anyway, this has gone far enough off topic.
Conclusion; /jp/ can offer emotional support, but gets stuck on where to buy jp electronics.

I'm going to japan for christmas so will try to by a 50Hz cooker in one of the international shops in akiba, hoping it will fit in my suitcase. I may even let you know how it turns out.