Sushi Rice

This is a core requirement of this sushi rice recipe and critical for making the best sushi rice. First, you want the super premium Japanese short grain white rice for this sushi rice recipe. Two of the very best that you can get here in the U.S. (in my opinion) are Tamaki Gold and Tamanishiki. In that order. If you want to get a brown rice version of the 2 choices above, look at the amazon carousel below for "Tamaki Haiga" or "Tamanishiki Super Premium Brown Rice". Both are of the same high quality except that superior polishing techniques allows for the bran to remain on the rice grain with these two technically making them slightly healthier choices. And don't worry, they are both still glutinous enough for your sushi and taste delicious. I personally use Tamaki Haiga all the time. It has a slightly "nutty" flavor that is hard to beat...

This is a core requirement of this sushi rice recipe and critical for making the best sushi rice.