Calrose (Medium Grain)

Calrose (a Botan/Mochigome-family medium grain) is the Western-hemisphere answer to Japanese short grain — stickier than long-grain, less clingy than true sushi rice, and half the price. Rinse 3 waters, brief soak, and it covers stir-fries, rice bowls, and acceptable homemade sushi. The 1:1.2 ratio splits the difference between jasmine and sushi numbers.