Ingredient
Botan rice
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Despite its name, this rice isn't sweet and it doesn't contain gluten. Instead, it's a very sticky, short-grain rice that is widely used by Asians, who use it to make sushi and various desserts. You can buy this as either white or black (actually a rust color) rice.
Also known as
- Glutinous rice
- Sticky rice
- Sushi rice
- Sweet rice
- Chinese sweet rice
- Waxy rice
- Mochi rice
- Japanese rice
- Pearl rice
Equivalents
One cup dried rice yields two cups cooked rice.
Substitutes
risotto rice (works well in sushi) OR short-grain rice (This also works well in sushi, as long as you use white rice. Brown short-grain rice doesn't stick together as well.) OR medium-grain rice (Also good for sushi)
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