Tamaki Haiga - Shortgrain Rice by ChefShop

by ChefShop

Product Features

• 5 pound bag of this delicious Tamakii Hariga rice!
• Harvest with pride and joy from the William Rice Mill Commpany!
• Prepare Tamaki Haiga rice as you would white rice - unlike brown rice, it takes only a few minutes longer to cook.
• Tamaki HAIGA is made from the "Koshihikari" strain of rice, which is considered to be the premier strain of commercially cultivated short grain rice!
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Product Description

Product Description

5 lbs - Shortgrain Haiga Rice California <p> Tamaki Haiga rice is fully milled, yet it retains its own rice germ. Haiga ("rice germ" in Japanese) rice is a semi-transparent beige in color, and it tastes and cooks similarly to regular Japanese white rice - but it maintains many of the natural vitamins and other nutrients lost in processing white rice. Rice germ contains Vitamin B1, B2, B6, and E as well as fiber. <p> Preparation Prepare Tamaki Haiga rice as you would white rice - unlike brown rice, it takes only a few minutes longer to cook. Once you taste it, you may never eat fully milled white rice again. <p> About the Producer Williams Rice Milling Company produces the Tamaki brand of rices in the heart of the California rice farming community, in northern California's Sacramento valley. Established in 1988, this small mill is dedicated solely to the production of premium quality rice. <p> Farmers in Japan deeply respect the ebb and flow of nature. The folks at Williams Rice have combined traditional farming principles with modern technology to achieve rice of consistent quality and superior taste. Their millers carefully select and refine Tamaki Rice using the latest in equipment and most advanced techniques. <p> To guarantee that the very best rice is delivered to you, Williams maintains control over every phase of rice production, from growing through packaging. All of their growers are carefully chosen, and the rice fields are inspected from pre-planting through harvest. Their quality control department not only checks the rice for grade and appearance, but also for cooking characteristics and taste before packaging. <p> Tamaki HAIGA is made from the "Koshihikari" strain of rice, which is considered to be the premier strain of commercially cultivated short grain rice - there are over 300 different strains grown in Japan.

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 9 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B0013MQA08
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #39,104 in Grocery (See Bestsellers in Grocery)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars an excellent and fragrant rice, July 4, 2008

By	Miss N. Thrope (Leftcoastfogland) - See all my reviews

I eat a lot of rice, so I am always buying different kinds to try out. Most frequently, I eat sushi rice seasoned with only salt and sesame seeds. This rice is my favorite so far! Just the fragrance of this rice cooking in the rice cooker will get people to ask where the wonderful smell is coming from. The taste is just as nice, clean, and with flavorful toasty notes. This rice is also almost as nutritious as brown rice, just without as much fiber. the germ is intact, so you need to wash it gently in order to keep the germ intact on the grain. This is what gives this rice the beautiful aroma, taste and nutrition.

This rice cooks best if you follow the washing and soaking directions on the package. Just 30 minutes of soaking and this rice will yield the same texture as polished white sushi rice. I have found that all sushi rice works best when cooked in a rice cooker, so I can't say how this rice would fare if cooked in a pot with a tight fitting lid. The texture maybe slightly more firm if done in a pot, so you may want to increase soaking time OR add a few extra tablespoons of water at the start of cooking.

This rice would make an excellent breakfast rice with an egg and kurobata sausage, or any grilled fish. Nice and sticky enough for any kind of sushi as well.