Something satisfying and calming about getting up early and #cooking #rice first thing in the morning.

Used overnight soaked kombu water then vinegared it for sushi too

Rice was first cultivated in the Far East as early as 10,000 years ago. From there, rice cultivation gradually spread westward. This movement is mirrored by the journey of the word for rice across languages. In English, the word rice comes from Old French ris, which was borrowed from Old Italian riso. That, in turn, derives from Byzantine Greek ὄρυζα (óruza).

Source: https://mapologies.com/cereals

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I'm not really all that hungry for dinner, so I am just going to have some Jasmine Rice and Peas... maybe a sprinkle of Sesame Seeds, and Soy Sauce.

ANN asked 1,000 people what they thought of the taste of the strategic reserve rice being sold for half off at Japanese stores. 62.1% said it tastes worse than fresh rice, saying it's dry, tough, & smelly. Despite this, 73% said they'd eat it again (but only 23.6% are enthusiastic about it).

Tiger Corp, one of Japan's big rice cooker makers, asked 648 men & women if they still wanted to eat "delicious rice" even if it meant paying more. 64.7% said they did, even though 66.1% also said they're feeling the pinch from last year's crop doubling in price.

A record number of curry shops in Japan went out of business in the past year amid soaring rice prices. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/06/06/companies/curry-shops-record-bankruptcies/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #food #rice #bankruptcy

7-11 Japan announced it'll help fight high rice prices by selling rice from the government's strategic reserves in 2kg bags for 718 yen ($5). At 359 yen/kg, that's under the price of other retailers - and well under the market price of new rice, which is around 900 yen/kg.

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Etō Taku, Japan's Minister of Agriculture, is officially out of a job after bragging that he "never buys rice" because his supporters give him so much that he "could sell it." Japan is paying double what it did for rice a year ago due to last season's poor crops.

https://unseen-japan.com/japan-agriculture-minister-fired-rice/

Next month, Aeon stores in Japan will start selling California-grown Calrose rice. A 4kg bag will run for 2,680 yen ($18). Japanese-grown rice is currently running 4,214 yen ($28) a 5kg bag - a 172.8 yen/kg difference - due to last year's hot summer.

https://news.yahoo.co.jp/articles/0a7994a9dfcdc4b1a292b3adc876179d34224b8c

The average price of rice sold at around 1,000 supermarkets across Japan in the week through April 27 hit its highest level on record since March 2022 for the 17th straight week, the agriculture ministry has said https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/05/08/japan/japan-rice-price-record/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #rice #inflation #maff

U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said she will visit Japan and other countries soon for talks over the tariff policy of President Donald Trump's administration. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/05/06/us-agriculture-secretary-visit/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #us #usjapanrelations #tariffs #donaldtrump #agriculture #rice

Despite government efforts to lower the price of rice by tapping into the nation’s emergency stockpile, the cost of Japan’s staple grain remains at an all-time high. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/05/04/japan/rice-shortage-high-price/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #rice #food

Of the 212,132 tons of Japanese government-stockpiled rice sold through auctions in March, only 3,018 tons had been distributed to retailers as of April 13. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/05/01/japan/japan-stockpiled-rice-retailers/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #rice #food #maaf #inflation

A total of 100,164 tons of the government-stockpiled rice was sold in a third auction at an average price of ¥20,302 per 60 kilograms, down ¥420 from the second auction, the agriculture ministry said Wednesday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/30/japan/rice-third-auction/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #rice #maff #auctions

Japan’s Rice Is So Expensive, It’s Willing to Eat South Korea’s https://www.byteseu.com/953810/ #AgricultureAndFarming #ConsumerBehavior #HaenamCounty(SouthKorea) #Japan #rice #ShoppingAndRetail #shortages #SouthKorea #SupermarketsAndGroceryStores

Japan is considering using increased rice imports from the U.S. as a negotiating tool in tariff talks with the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump, according to various media reports. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/04/23/economy/rice-minimum-access/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #rice #inflation #tariffs #donaldtrump #consumerspending #ryoseiakazawa #takueto #trade #usjapanrelations #us