Koshihikari, King of the Japanese rice

Not only in Rochester, but several kinds of Japanese rice whose shape is more round than jasmin rice have been sold in the entire U.S. Some of the rice brand are Nishiki, Kagayaki, and Tamaki.

There are no asian grocery store run by japanese in Rochester, I think. Most of the Japanese stuff are sold in Korian or Chinese grocery stores. I often go to a Korian store to buy a bag of Japanese rice, some vegetables, frozen foods.
Natto(beans, let's just say here) is not frozen foods, but here it is kept in the freezer.
I tried a couple of times and the taste is OK. It costs a little higher than that sold in Japan.

Last weekend I went to the Korian store and found a bag of Koshihikari (picture), which I never saw before. "Koshihikari" is very famous as delicious rice in Japan. As it is known, the price is a little more expensive than other rice brands.
Here a bag of japanese rice(20lb) costs around 12-15 dollers, but this Koshihikari weigh 15lb and costs 13 dollers. Honestly, the taste is the same as other Japanese rices....



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