Meaning of sushi rice | Babel Free

Definitions

Sticky short-grain white rice, steamed and seasoned with sugar and vinegar, especially used in sushi dishes.

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“Bright makes his risotto with sushi rice rather than with traditional risotto rice and says that home cooks can use any short-grain rice that produces starch.”

“Most of those calories come from the sticky white rice that holds your roll together. Sushi rice is typically made by adding in vinegar and sugar, and the sugar gives it more calories than steamed rice, Zeratsky says.”

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