In reality, broadly speaking, only two are used – Japanese short-grain (‘uruchimai’) for most everyday cooking, and glutinous rice (‘mochigome’) for sweet dishes such as mochi.

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At one point the chef expresses shock when another says he’s going to return to traditional Japanese cooking: “You’re not going to leave French cuisine!” And of course, French cuisine as ...

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OMACHI, Nagano Prefecture--The Japanese wolf, a species thought to have gone extinct more than a century ago, may still roam the rugged mountain terrain of central Japan--but finding solid proof ...