Short grain rice

• English name: Short grain rice
• Also known as: sushi rice, Japanese rice, japonica, uruchimai (from Japanese)
• Scientific name: Oryza sativa ssp. japonica
• Classified under: Grains

• Korean name: 쌀
• Romanized: Ssal

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Uncooked short grain rice is called ssal in Korean. It’s also known as “sushi rice” and is stickier than long grain rice, and can be found in many Asian grocery stores, as it’s very popular in Japan as well. Here’s the recipe for cooked rice.

Posted Tuesday, June 12th, 2012 at 7:08 am
Tagged: 쌀, korean cooking, korean food, Korean ingredient, Korean kitchen, Korean rice, short grain rice, ssal, uncooked rice, uncooked short grain rice